Update: Coastal Flood Advisory Remains in Effect

Update, March 25, 10:30 a.m.: The National Weather Service has canceled the Winter weather advisory for our area as the approaching storm is not forecast to drop as much snow on Lindenhurst.

New forecast ranges call for a dusting to an inch on Long Island after the storm is done.

However, the coastal flood advisory remains in effect for all of Long Island.

Original Story (March 24, 8 p.m.)
Spring has already sprung, but Old Man Winter won't give up on the 2012-13 Winter season - one more storm is still ahead for Lindenhurst.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter weather advisory for Lindy and the rest of Long Island through Tuesday afternoon ahead of a snowstorm.

It also issued a coastal flood advisory. It's in effect until early Tuesday morning for Lindenhurst, as tides could be two feet above normal.

Waves along the bay-facing areas are expected to be slightly above normal, but no where near the six- to nine-foot breaking waves along ocean-facing areas.

The storm, approaching the East coast from the West, has been dropping snow across the Midwest throughout Sunday, with some of those areas seeing about a foot of snow.

Long Island won't see that kind of intense snowfall, but meteorologists are forecasting an accumulation of two to three inches, with some isolated spots seeing up to four inches.

Snowfall is harder to come by during the early Spring, as the sun's angle increase on the planet's surface, warming it more easily than during the Winter.

A warmer surface doesn't allow for accumulation to occur as easily as it normally would in January or February.

Winds are expected to be blustery, but not damaging, during the storm at 15 to 25 mph, and gusts to 35 mph are possible.

Stay "tuned" to Lindenhurst Patch as we continue to monitor this late Winter/early Spring storm.

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