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Snow Totals: Blue Point Hit With 14 Inches, Sayville Gets Just Over 10

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Depending on where you live between Blue Point and West Sayville your driveway and yard likely has anywhere from 10.2 inches of snow (Sayville) to 14 inches (Blue Point), according to totals provided by the National Weather Service.

Long Island MacArthur Airport recorded 11.2 inches in Ronkonkoma.

Snowfall totals across Suffolk County reached highest numbers in Selden and North Bablyon, with 14.5 inches.

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Frigid temps will continue through Thursday, according to Tim Morrin, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office at Upton.

On Wednesday morning, temperatures hovered around seven degrees, with a wind chill index of minus 14. Highs on Wednesday are expected to reach 15 degrees and Wednesday night, expecting a low of one degree above zero with wind chill values as low as minus 11.

Thursday will dawn partly sunny with a two-out-of-ten chance of a snow shower in the afternoon, Morrin said. The highs on Thursday will only reach 20 degrees, with wind chills as low as minus 11. 

Frosty temperatures will blanket all of Long Island and New York City equally, according to the NWS. "It's an equal opportunity air mass," Morrin said.

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As Long Island shovels out from the second blizzard event of 2014, Patch would love to hear how local town and county snow removal response has been in your neighborhood, so write in the comments below or email us at Judy.Mottl@Patch.com.

We'd also  love to spotlight your snow fun photos since all schools are closed due to the weather. Email them to the editor at Judy.Mottl@Patch.com.


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