Schools across the North Fork and the Town of Southold will operate on a two-hour delayed start Thursday morning after the snowfall overnight. READ
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Update (March 21, 11 a.m.): The Southold Town Board of Trustees work session and public hearings scheduled for Wednesday have been canceled due to the weather.
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
About 200 PSEG-Long Island customers are without power as heavy, wet snow continues to fall during the nor’easter Tuesday afternoon. READ
As the snow falls rapidly on the East End Tuesday morning, school districts canceled classes and all activities for the day. READ
Update (March 12, 4:15 p.m.): Ahead of the storm on Monday, town and village officials are canceling meetings and issuing alerts for residents.
Update (March 12, 4 p.m.): The North Fork is still looking at getting the heaviest snowfall on Long Island, forecasters said in an update Monday afternoon.
From the National Weather Service in Upton, meteorologists said 6 to 12 inches will fall on the North Fork, starting around midnight.
A winter storm warning is in effect from midnight until 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
It may begin as a mixture of rain and snow, then become heavier between 1 and 3 a.m. and continue through the morning commute.
The snow will fall steadily through lunchtime, and taper off between 1 and 3 p.m.
There may be some snow showers in the evening, causing roads to become slippery with patchy black ice Tuesday night.
Winds Tuesday will become noticeably stronger after 4 a.m. and last through much of the morning. Gusts of up to 40 mph are expected on the North Fork. They will subside in the afternoon.
Originally (March 12, 8:50 a.m.): Suffolk County is under a winter storm warning with 8 to 10 inches in the forecast for the East End.
The winter storm warning is in effect from 8 p.m. Monday to 6 p.m. on Tuesday for southeast New York and portions of southern Connecticut. READ
Another week, another nor’easter.
For the third time in less than two weeks, a storm is expected to hit the northeast, and this one could bring the highest snow totals yet. READ
Update (March 7, 11:27 a.m.): The Southold Board of Education meeting scheduled for Wednesday night has been canceled due to the weather forecast.
Originally (March 7, 6:45 a.m.): A wintery mix of rain and snow is in store for the East End during Wednesday’s nor’easter, according to the National Weather Service. READ
