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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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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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Several Central High School football players were taken to a local hospital last Saturday after suffering from hypothermia during the last game of the season. The Eagles were playing against the Plainview JFK High School Hawks in Plainview, a game that started at 1 p.m.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/2/11
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So there I was, standing amid a torrential rain in a foot of water, stuffing a hastily made sandbag –– which was actually full of dirt –– into the crevices of my back door when lightning flashed and thunder rumbled across the steel-gray sky. Get the (insert expletive) inside! I thought.
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Scott Brinton
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8/25/11
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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Nassau County, effective Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening.
The NWS forecast calls for a wintry mix, starting with light …
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by Mike Caputo
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1/31/11
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UPDATE: Residents were startled at the sudden flash of lightning and clap of thunder shortly before 8 p.m. on Tuesday when round two of the today's storm announced itself, bringing with it sleet and wind. Residents woke up to more than a foot of snow.
the National Weather Service reports an average of 13.3 inches of snow fell on Long Island.
Public school in our area are closed. Nassau Community College announced a late start for 1 p.m.
Officials advise people to only travel in an emergency. Kennedy airport was closed Thursday morning, but will reopen later.
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By Mary Malloy
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1/26/11
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The National Weather Service has issued a storm watch for our area for late Tuesday through Wednesday afternoon.
Snow is predicted to be heavy at times, with accumulations of six to 12 inches. Locally higher amounts are possible. Winds gusts can hit 25 TO 35 MPH, and visibility will be under a quarter mile at times.
Travel will be hazardous from Tuesday night through the daytime Wednesday.
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Mary Malloy
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1/10/11
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Updated 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 27. A fierce winter storm that rolled into Bellmore-Merrick around 9 a.m. on Sunday continued to pound the community through Monday morning, dumping 12 to 20 inches of snow on the ground and buffeting the area with winds from 15 to 50 miles per hour. Temperatures dipped into the teens.
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By Scott Brinton and David Weingrad
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12/26/10
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It was not a white Christmas, but snow — lots of it — came down the day after and into Monday.
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by Mike Caputo
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12/25/10
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I don’t know how they do it, but the prognosticators at the Farmers’ Almanac were right again this winter. Back in August, they predicted a winter of “numbing cold” and “record-breaking” snow.
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Randi Kreiss
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3/10/10
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