Widespread street flooding and numerous rescues by the Long Beach Fire Department on Friday served as a stark reminder of the city's vulnerability to coastal storms as Tropical Storm Andrea made its …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/7/13
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I don’t know how they do it, but the prognosticators at the Farmers’ Almanac were right again this winter.
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3/28/13
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Long Islanders woke up to a more serious second-round of a nor'easter, with wet, heavy snow falling, and wind gusts causing delays and treacherous rush-hour driving conditions in the area. A storm …
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By Mary Malloy
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3/8/13
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The National Weather Service warns that heavy snow will be blowing into the Nassau County area late Friday and could leave us on Saturday morning with anywhere from 10, 15 or more than 20 inches of snow depending on the storm track.
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2/12/13
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Long Beach, a city still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, declared a snow emergency effective Friday at 6 a.m., when a monster blizzard is expected to hit the northeast …
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Anthony Rifilato
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2/7/13
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Unless I hear some credible dissenting voices, I’m going to vote for 2012 as one of the worst years in recent history.
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1/3/13
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Updated: 3:10 p.m. on Oct. 31.
Dubbed a “superstorm” by weather forecasters, Hurricane Sandy pummeled Bellmore-Merrick with floodwaters that reached three to six feet in many parts of south Bellmore and south Merrick and destroyed homes and cars, while also bringing hurricane-force wind gusts that toppled trees, tore the siding off houses, and ripped apart fences and decks.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/28/12
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In light of what the weather service called a "moderate" risk for severe thunderstorms that could contain heavy rain, damaging wind, lightning, hail and even a tornado, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced the postponement of the Outdoor Summer Movie Night at Eisenhower Park's Lakeside Theatre as well as the Summer Concert Under the Stars at Wantagh Park, both scheduled for tonight.
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By Judy Rattner
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7/26/12
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In an attempt to avoid a repeat of last year’s heavily criticized snow removal efforts in Long Beach following a blizzard that buried the city with nearly two feet of snow, City Manager Jack …
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Anthony Rifilato
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1/20/12
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The record-breaking blizzards that blanketed everything with snow and freezing rains in the winter of 2010-11 may seem like distant memories, but, alas, it is that time of year again. And just as you winterize your homes and prepare for storms that may pass through in the coming months, the Town of Hempstead is readying itself and its supplies for what the Farmers' Almanac termed "clime and punishment," a season of unusually cold and stormy weather.
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By Lee Landor, llandor@liherald.com
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12/17/11
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