Winter Storm Set to Hit Long Island This Weekend

An intense, but quick moving winter storm will bring snow to Long Island on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

The latest snow projections are on the decline, with 1-4 inches now expected to fall across the island.

A hazardous weather outlook remains in effect with a low pressure system set to emerge from the Gulf of Mexico Friday night and then track northeast along the East Coast on Saturday, the NWS says. The system will pass south and east of Long Island Saturday evening.

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“There is still some uncertainty with the precipitation type and amounts due to the storm track and intensity,” according to the hazardous weather outlook.

Much of the snow from the storm may be on the front end of Saturday morning, the NWS says. The East End of Long Island will likely see the lowest snowfall amounts, between 1-2 inches. The North Shore in Nassau could get 3-4 inches.

The wind will also pick up on Saturday afternoon and peak in the evening with wind gusts in the 30s for much of the island, the NWS says.

A period of heavy rain late Saturday morning into Saturday afternoon may also cause ”some nuisance flooding issues” across the eastern part of the island, the NWS says. A wintry mix of rain, snow and sleet in the afternoon may turn back to all snow Saturday night.

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