Long Island Kicks Off New Year With Snow

LONG ISLAND, NY — Long Island residents woke up to snowfall on New Year's Day as short squalls covered the area in a coating of white.

According to the National Weather Service, here are snowfall totals for the brief weather event:

Nassau County.

Albertson: 0.5 inches

S Farmingdale: 0.4 inches

Manhasset Hills: 0.4 inches

Suffolk County

Mattituck: 2.3 inches

Baiting Hollow: 2.1 inches

Ridge: 2.0 inches

Orient Point: 1.8 inches

Springs: 1.5 inches

Upton: (NWS Office) 1.4 inches

Center Moriches: 1.3 inches

North Patchogue: 1.2 inches

Mount Sinai: 1.0 inches

Bohemia: 0.9 inches

Islip Airport: 0.5 inches

Babylon: 0.5 inches

Brightwaters: 0.3 inches

Islip Terrace: 0.5 inches

Nesconset: 0.3 inches

Amityville; 0.2 inches

A chance of flurries exists after 1 a.m. Thursday night, the NWS said. The forecast calls for increasing clouds, with a steady temperature around 20 degree and wind chill values between 5 and 10 degrees. West winds of 8 to 16 mph are expected.

Friday is slated to bring partly sunny skies with a high near 30 degrees and wind chill values between 10 and 20 degrees, as well as west winds of 8 to 13 miles per hours, the NWS said. Friday night will be cold and clear, with a low around 18 degrees and wind chill values between 10 and 15 degrees.