The record-breaking blizzards that blanketed everything with snow and freezing rains in the winter of 2010-11 may seem like distant memories, but, alas, it is that time of year again. And just as you winterize your homes and prepare for storms that may pass through in the coming months, the Town of Hempstead is readying itself and its supplies for what the Farmers' Almanac termed "clime and punishment," a season of unusually cold and stormy weather.
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By Lee Landor, llandor@liherald.com
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12/17/11
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I am ready to report. Camera? Check. Batteries? Check. Video? Yup. My journalistic instincts have kicked in, wondering what everyone is doing and wanting to tell everyone else what they're doing. Reporting on …
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By Mary Malloy
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8/27/11
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Lynbrook and East Rockaway officials have begun preparing for Hurricane Irene.
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By Clarissa Hamlin and Mary Malloy
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8/26/11
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So there I was, standing amid a torrential rain in a foot of water, stuffing a hastily made sandbag –– which was actually full of dirt –– into the crevices of my back door when lightning flashed and thunder rumbled across the steel-gray sky. Get the (insert expletive) inside! I thought.
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Scott Brinton
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8/25/11
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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Nassau County, effective Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening.
The NWS forecast calls for a wintry mix, starting with light …
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by Mike Caputo
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1/31/11
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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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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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Updated 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 27. A fierce winter storm that rolled into Bellmore-Merrick around 9 a.m. on Sunday continued to pound the community through Monday morning, dumping 12 to 20 inches of snow on the ground and buffeting the area with winds from 15 to 50 miles per hour. Temperatures dipped into the teens.
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By Scott Brinton and David Weingrad
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12/26/10
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It was not a white Christmas, but snow — lots of it — came down the day after and into Monday.
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by Mike Caputo
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12/25/10
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