Riverhead, SWR cancel school after snow blankets region

It’s a snow day!

The Riverhead Central School District and Shoreham-Wading River Schools called off classes on Monday as a massive storm pummeled the region with up to a foot of snow.

Riverhead Town Hall will also be closed Monday.

Larry Doc Schultz shot video of some of the first flakes to fall this morning.

The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for the North Fork through midday Monday, with snow expected to fall heavily throughout Sunday and transition to sleet and freezing rain Sunday evening.

Between 6 and 10 inches of snow accumulation is forecast during the day Sunday, with an additional 1 to 3 inches of snow and sleet possible Sunday night. The storm marks the highest snowfall on Long Island since the Jan. 29, 2022 blizzard — when parts of the North Fork were blanketed with about 2 feet of snow, according to News 12 Long Island.

Those shoveling driveways face temperatures Sunday morning in the low teens, with wind chill values between 5 and 15 degrees. The mercury will rise to around 32 degrees by Sunday evening, then fall to around 27 degrees Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

The bitter cold is expected to continue through the week, with temperatures remaining below freezing for the next 10 days and nightly temperatures in the teens and single digits, according to News 12 Long Island. Any snow that melts from sunshine will instantly become black ice on untreated pavement.

All Cross Sound Ferry service has been canceled for Sunday and Monday.

The Long Island Rail Road is running on a modified schedule Sunday, with no service between Ronkonkoma and Greenport.

Suffolk Transit has canceled bus service Sunday.