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Heavy downpours came down on Monday afternoon, making roads slick on Merrick Avenue and Front Street in East Meadow.

East Meadow residents braced for another storm as the National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Nassau County and other areas of the New York metropolitan area on Monday. more

Mike Caputo | 3/29/10

Paul Tino examined his newly wooded backyard, after a tree collapsed there during Saturday’s storm.

East Meadow cleans up after vicious nor’easter

Samantha Tino heard a thud as she worked on the computer in her bedroom early Saturday evening. The house shook slightly. Given the torrential downpours and strong winds pummeling … more

Mike Caputo | 3/17/10

Tree on car on Flower Lane in East Meadow on Saturday night.

Storm rocks East Meadow [Photo gallery]

Downed trees, telephone poles and power lines had become part of the landscape as town, fire and private crews began cleaning up following this weekend's nor'easter that slammed the region with … more

3/17/10

LIPA, Hempstead work to restore power

Kevin Law, president of the Long Island Power Authority, described last Saturday’s nor’easter as “one of the biggest weather events in Long Island history.” more

Anthony Bottan | 3/17/10

The high winds caused this tree in East Meadow to be uprooted and fall across this car and block off the entire street

Storm cleanup continues in East Meadow

Hundreds in East Meadow and Salisbury remained without power on Tuesday afternoon following the mighty weekend storm that brought torrential downpours and tropical storm-like winds to the area. more

Mike Caputo | 3/14/10

‘Invincible’ summer lies under the snow

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. more

Randi Kreiss | 3/10/10

South Shore begins digging out [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Blasted by the snow, again [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Driving on the South State near Valley Stream Thursday afternoon was getting more difficult as the wind-blown rain made visibility poor.

Severe nor'easter pounds Nassau

An intense nor’easter, packed with heavy snow and strong winds, is affecting our area and will continue through Friday. more

2/24/10

Christine Bivona, an 11-year East Meadow resident, struggles with her snow blower on Wednesday just before the brunt of the storm was expected to hit.

Blizzard winds down in East Meadow

Schools are closed for a second consecutive day in East Meadow due to the blizzard that swept through Long Island and the region. more

Mike Caputo | 2/10/10