LONG ISLAND, NY — The biggest winter storm of the season buried Long Island in snow Saturday. Suffolk County got hit the hardest and the National Weather Service confirmed that "blizzard criteria" was met in Suffolk in the morning.
All storm warnings and watches have now expired, but the weather service warned that areas of blowing and drifting snow will continue to limit visibility and further cover portions of roadways. Wind gusts topped 60 mph on the island during the worst of the storm. Travel conditions remain hazardous.
"In addition, wind chills will be around -5 to -10 tonight into early Sunday morning," a special weather statement issued for the island says. "If you are outside, be sure to wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves to minimize exposure to the wind."
Long Island's two major police departments, Nassau and Suffolk, were notified of about 126 crashes along roadways during the storm.
See the unofficial town-by-town snow totals reported to the weather service below.
Suffolk County
Nassau County
Photo by Joann Robertson in Melville
Photo by Dragana Grgas in Hicksville
Photo by Carolyn Campis Dugan in West Hempstead
Photo by Janet Douglass in Wading River
Photo by Susan Tocci in Riverhead
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