Weather
Dangerous Deep Freeze On Heels Of Long Island Blizzard
A wind chill advisory is now in effect for the island with wind chill temps of 20 below zero possible. Snow totals have also been updated.
A blizzard warning has now been canceled for Long Island, but not before more than a foot of snow accumulated in many areas Thursday. And as local residents dig out Friday, they will be dealing with dangerously cold wind chill temperatures, the National Weather Service says
A wind chill advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. Saturday. The high temperature on Friday will barely make it into the low teens. Throw in wind gusts up to 45 mph and it's a serious situation. Wind chill temperatures will be below zero all day Friday and could drop all the way to 20 below Friday night into early Saturday.
"The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin," the wind chill advisory says. Make sure to wear a hat and gloves if you need to be outside.
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As far as they snow goes, it had all but ended by 9 p.m. Thursday except on the East End. The NWS has updated its unofficial snow totals from towns across the island: Long Island Snow Totals For Jan. 4 Blizzard. The highest recorded amount, 16.4 inches, was in Terryville in Suffolk County.
Drifting snow in Patchogue. Tough to walk sidewalks; tougher in the roads pic.twitter.com/B3WSxO9R4U
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The blizzard knocked out power to thousands of Long Island Thursday, but as of 9 p.m., PSEG Long Island says there are just a few hundred power outages remaining. Check out the PSEG outage map here.
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The full forecast:
Thursday Night- Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday- Areas of blowing snow. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 14. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Friday Night- Patchy blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Saturday- Sunny and cold, with a high near 13. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 22 mph.
Saturday Night- Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.
Sunday- Sunny, with a high near 22.
Sunday Night- Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
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