Noreaster Brings Blizzard Warning for Suffolk County

The National Weather Service has now issued a blizzard warning for all of Long Island, including Lindenhurst, from Friday morning through Saturday afternoon.

The Noreaster forecast to hit Long Island is expected to bring upwards of 10 inches to 15 inches of snow to the area, with locally higher amounts totalling 16 to 18 inches.

Wind gusts associated with this classic New England Noreaster will range from 30 to 40 miles per hour with howling gusts hitting 60 miles per hour.

Downed trees, tree limbs and flying debris could also be part of the problem, and winds will also cause whiteout conditions and possibly down power lines, creating power outages.

The NWS forecasts the strongest winds and heaviest snowfall will occur from Friday evening into Saturday morning, although snowfall should begin early Friday morning before switching over to rain throughout the day.

The NWS has also issued a coastal flood advisory for Southwest Suffolk County. The advisory warns against two- to three-foot higher tides and waves nine to 13 feet along beaches facing the Atlantic Ocean.

A blizzard warning mean severe Winter weather conditions are expected or occurring within the next 12 hours. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely.

A technical blizzard would mean the following conditions during a period of three or more hours: sustained winds or frequent gusts to 35 miles per hour or higher with considerable blowing and/or falling snow that frequently reduces visibility to less than a 1/4 of a mile.

This warning is being issued the same week when back in February 1978 New York was walloped by the Blizzard of 1978, which formed on February 5 and broke up on February 7 that year.

That was an historic noreaster that brought blizzard conditions to the New York metropolitan area, New Jersey and New England.

Lindenhurst Patch will continue to monitor this Noreaster as it approaches Long Island.

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