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July 21, 1916: Strong winds are reported on Long Island as a category 1 hurricane passes to the east. [3] August 25, 1933: The 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane produces up to 6 inches (150 mm) of rain in Southeast New York State; other damage is unknown. [22] September 8, 1934: A strong tropical storm makes landfall on Long Island. [23]
August 10, 1976 – Hurricane Belle's rather slow movement enabled weakening to set in as the storm approached Long Island, New York, and then moved into Connecticut and Massachusetts, before transversing the Vermont/New Hampshire border. Wind gusts up to 92 mph (148 km/h) at the National Weather Service office in Bridgeport, Connecticut, 60 ...
All roads in the state were closed, including the entire length of the New Jersey Turnpike for the first time in that road's history. Over two-thirds of the state was buried under 2 feet (61 cm) of snow, making this storm the state's most paralyzing snowstorm of the 20th century. Places such as Roselle and Linden received around 30 inches (76 cm).
The orientation of Eastern Long Island facing due south, made it extremely exposed to the storm surge and intense winds. The estimated peak storm tide in parts of eastern Long Island was 20 ft (6.1 m). A mean low water storm tide of 8 ft (2.4 m) was recorded at Port Jefferson. [38] About 50 people perished in the storm's wake. [31]
Winter storms can produce both ice and snow, but are usually more notable in one of these two categories. The "Maximum accumulation" sections reflect the more notable category which is represented in inches of snow unless otherwise stated. Only category 1 and higher storms as defined by their regional snowfall index are included here.
The storm was considered a "bomb cyclone" as it rapidly intensified and barometric pressure dropped at least 24 millibars over a 24-hour period. [4] The storm was given names such as Blizzard of 2022 and Winter Storm Kenan. [5] [6] Several states in the Mid-Atlantic area and New England declared states of emergency ahead of the storm as it ...
Timeline of winter storm in western New York. Tuesday Afternoon: The lake effect snow band is centered on Ski Country during the afternoon. Tuesday Night:
The storm advanced over land from the Atlantic Ocean in a westerly direction. That is the opposite of dominant weather patterns for the northeastern United States. Generally, weather patterns there flow from west to east, following the prevailing winds. With no weather stations offshore to note the dynamics responsible for the development of ...