Snow is falling quickly on the East End Monday morning, making the commute a difficult one. READ
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Update (March 20, 5 p.m.): The National Weather Service has increased the snow accumulations in the forecast for the fourth nor’easter expected to hit the area in as many weeks.
The North Fork could see 10 to 15 inches, according to Faye Morrone, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Upton. Previously, 4 to 7 inches of snow were expected on the North Fork. READ
The spring equinox may begin Tuesday, but that doesn’t mean the area is free of winter weather. READ
Update (March 5, 4 p.m.): The track of a coastal storm has moved further west, meaning the East End will not much snow Wednesday, forecasters said.
About 1 to 3 inches of snow is expected to fall throughout the nor’easter on Wednesday, but it will be mainly a wind and rain event for the East End, according to Jim Connolly, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Upton.
A winter storm watch that was in effect for the eastern end of Long Island has been downgraded to a winter weather advisory, in effect from midnight to 4 a.m. on Thursday.
“Wet snow” is expected with accumulations of 2 to 4 inches, according to the advisory, but Mr. Connolly said it will be closer to 1 to 3 inches on the Twin Forks.
Road conditions will be slippery, including during the morning commute on Wednesday, the NWS said.
Snow will change over to rain by late morning, which will continue until the storm ends. “There may be a coating of snow at the end,” he said.
It will be windy, though, with some gusts up to 50 mph, he said.
Originally (March 5, 6:38 a.m.): While a winter storm warning was issued for areas further west on Long Island ahead of Wednesday’s nor’easter, less snow will fall on the East End, forecasters said Tuesday morning. READ
UPDATE (Friday, 5:30 p.m.): PSEG Long Island reported an outage in Wading River that caused 414 customers to be without power as of 5:30 p.m. An estimated restoration time was posted as 9:45 p.m. The outage was in the area of Sound Road. READ
Don’t let the good weather Thursday fool you — a nor’easter will bring heavy rains and damaging winds to the East End by Friday. READ
Some people received notifications Tuesday morning of an impending tsunami threat, but closer examination of the message showed it was just a test, weather officials said.
“There are no tsunami warnings in effect at the current time,” the National Weather Service said in a special statement issued at 9:21 a.m., after it realized some people panicked and thought an actual tsunami could be headed for the United States. READ
The East End could get another 2 to 3 inches of snow Thursday, which is expected to impact the morning commute.
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