Long Islanders woke up to yet another snowy morning today after Sunday night's snow Storm, nicknamed Sparta, buried parts of the Island under another half a foot of snow. Yesterday evening's heavy snowfall prompted dozens of Long Island School Districts and Private Schools to issue morning delays and closures for Monday Morning as municipalities worked to clear the roadways of snow, ice, and slush throughout the evening, and into this morning.
In Nassau County, New Hyde Park received 6.8 inches of snow, and in Suffolk, Smithtown topped the list with 7 inches. Nearby in Manhattan's Central Park, 4.8 inches of snowfall was recorded, in Queens totals of 5 inches were reported, and in Brooklyn, they received totals of around 3.5 inchesof snow.
Here are the reported snow totals for towns across Long Island:
Nassau County
- Albertson - 5.5 inches
- Bayville - 5.8 inches
- Bethpage - 5 inches
- Carle Place - 5.4 inches
- Glen Head - 5 inches
- Levittown - 6.1 inches
- Malverne - 4.1 inches
- Massapequa - 5.3 inches
- New Hyde Park - 6.8 inches
- Plainview - 5 inches
- Rockvielle Centre - 5.3 inches
- Wantagh - 5.2 inches
Suffolk County
- Bay Shore - 5.1 inches
- Centereach - 5.7 inches
- Centerport - 5.1 inches
- Coram - 5.5 inches
- East Northport - 7 inches
- Farmingville - 5.7 inches
- Islip - 5 inches
- Islip MacArthur Airport - 5.6 inches
- Jamesport - 5.4 inches
- Kings Park - 6.5 inches (reported by a LongIsland.com Reader)
- Lake Grove - 6 inches (reported by a LongIsland.com Reader)
- Mattituck - 6 inches
- Medford - 5.5 inches
- Middle Island - 4.1
- Miller Place - 5 inches
- North Babylon - 6 inches
- North Patchogue - 5.8 inches
- Oakdale - 5.6 inches
- Orient - 4.2 inches
- Patchogue - 6 inches
- Rocky Point - 5.3 inches
- Ronkonkoma - 5.8 inches
- Shoreham - 4.5 inches
- Smithtown - 7 inches
- Sound Beach - 5.5 inches (reported by a LongIsland.com Reader)
- Southampton - 4.5 inches
- Upton - 5.9 inches
- West Islip - 5 inches
Be sure to check back regularly for the latest Snow Total Updates for Long Island, and make sure to let us know how much snow your neighborhood got! Email us with the Snow Total for your town, and we'll be sure to add it to our Snow Totals List!
Currently, there are some traffic delays - head over to the LongIsland.com Traffic Center, and check out the live traffic feeds on our Traffic Cam Page for the latest traffic & road conditions. If you do need to head out, be sure to take extra precaution on the roads, as there may be unexpected delays, slow moving traffic, and slippery road conditions.
Although Long Island is likely done with snowfall for today, the forecast is calling for snow, icy rain, and hail later in the week. For the latest forecast updates, and all the need to know info you're looking for, head over to the LongIsland.com Weather Center, Traffic Center, and School Closings Page!
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[Source: The National Weather Service.]