Updated: 9:45 a.m. Thursday: As predicted, a powerful winter storm rolled into the greater metropolitan area after midnight on Thursday morning, bringing with it snow, frigid temperatures and heavy winds.
The National Weather Service issued a Blizzard Warning and a Coastal Flood Advisory for Nassau County on Thursday morning. It is expected to last through Friday morning.
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By Scott Brinton
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1/3/18
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Updated: 10:30 a.m. Thursday: As predicted, a powerful winter storm rolled into the greater metropolitan area after midnight on Thursday morning, bringing with it snow, frigid temperatures and heavy …
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By Scott Brinton and Alyssa Seidman
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1/3/18
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“It’s total devastation — countless cars are ruined, the boardwalk is ruined, people’s homes,” Sgt. Eric Cregeen told me the day after Hurricane Sandy . . .
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11/2/17
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Last week, at the height of hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that forecasters are predicting a higher likelihood of an above-normal season, and increased the predicted number of . . .
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Last week, officials from the Town of Hempstead and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery unveiled the results of a study of Ocean-side’s drainage system, the latest step in the town’s …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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7/27/17
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People have gathered on the Long Beach boardwalk in recent weeks to watch crews operating towering cranes hauling stones along the beach to rebuild the city’s jetties, part of an Army Corps of Engineers coastal protection plan . . .
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4/13/17
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Though the storm did not hit residents in Oceanside and Island Park as heavily as originally expected, county and town officials continued to urge people to stay home Tuesday when a messy nor'easter swept across the South Shore early in the morning, bringing with it a mix of snow, sleet and rain.
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By Ben Strack, Peter Belfiore, Scott Brinton and Anthony Rifilato
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3/14/17
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Could large, movable storm “gates” protect local South Shore communities from catastrophic damage in future hurricanes?
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By Mike Smollins and Ben Strack
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2/28/17
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With forecasts early last week projecting a snowstorm to hit the area on Feb. 9, a lifelong Oceansider made sure residents knew he would be willing to help them remove snow.
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By Ben Strack
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2/14/17
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With snow falling constantly since the early morning, Oceanside residents woke up to a thick coat covering the streets. Snow could fall at three inches per hour at times, and accumulations could range between 12 to 16 inches.
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By Scott Brinton, Ben Strack and Peter Belfiore
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2/9/17
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