The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for our area today from 6 p.m. to 1 p.m. Friday when light freezing rain will turn into a steady falling snow. Blowing snow is expected, and …
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Mary Malloy and Brian Racow, mmalloy@liherald.com, bracow@liherald.com
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1/2/14
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In lieu of high temperatures blazing throughout the south shore, the Town of Hempstead is opening 15 cooling stations from Monday, June 24, to Wednesday, June 26.
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By David Weingrad
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6/24/13
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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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A major winter storm dubbed "Nemo" slammed into Long Island’s South Shore Friday into Saturday morning, Feb. 8 to 9, and dumped anywhere from eight to 14 inches of snow on Bellmore-Merrick.
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By Scott Brinton
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2/8/13
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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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By 8 a.m. on Saturday, the Merricks and Bellmores were blanketed in an inch of snow, and another two to three inches were expected to fall by the end of the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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1/21/12
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