Blizzard Watch Now in Effect for Suffolk County

The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard watch for all of Suffolk County, including Lindenhurst, from Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon.

The previously issued Winter storm watch has been canceled by the National Weather Service.

The Noreaster forecast to hit Long Island starting late this evening is expected to bring upwards of eight inches to 12 inches of snow to the area, with locally higher amounts.

Wind gusts associated with this classic New England Noreaster will range from 25 to 35 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 afternoon into Saturday morning, although snowfall should begin early Friday morning.

A blizzard watch is issued when there is potential for falling and/or blowing snow with strong winds and extremely poor visibilities - it's considered more serious than the previous Winter storm watch.

A technical blizzard would mean the following conditions over 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 watch 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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