Adults were digging out - and kids were just digging it - after a storm left 13 inches of snow in our area overnight Wednesday through Thursday.
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By Mary Malloy and Clarissa Hamlin
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1/27/11
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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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When Bellmore and Merrick residents awoke on Wednesday morning, they found –– much to their relief –– that, no, they had not been pounded by another blizzard. Instead, an overnight storm blanketed the community with three to five inches of fresh powder.
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By Scott Brinton and David Weingrad
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1/12/11
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With a major winter storm looming for New York’s metropolitan area and surrounding suburbs, including Long Island, the Town of Hempstead has been taking steps to make sure its snow removal …
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By Jackie Nash and Lee Landor
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1/11/11
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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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Although the National Weather Service issued last week’s Blizzard Warning to be in effect from last Sunday morning to Monday evening for Nassau County, the storm’s effects have lasted much …
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By JACKIE NASH
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1/6/11
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What began as a Florida vacation to Disney World for an Elmont family ended in a frenzied rush to get back to New York — despite last week’s record-breaking blizzard — and a $900 cab ride.
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By JACKIE NASH
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1/6/11
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The blizzard on Dec. 26 may have shut down Long Island for a day, but according to Island Park Mayor Jim Ruzicka, the village fared the storm rather well.
According to Ruzicka, workers from the …
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Alex Costello
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1/5/11
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The after-effects of the Dec. 26 blizzard that blew through the New York region, dumping some 16 to 24 inches of snow throughout Nassau County, were relatively mild in Malverne and West …
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By Lee Landor
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1/5/11
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The post-Christmas blizzard left Long Beach covered in nearly two feet of thick, white snow.
The blizzard that rocked Long Beach from late Sunday until Monday …
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Chris Engelhardt
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12/28/10
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