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Mostly Cloudy Powerful nor'easter hits Malverne, West Hempstead
Snowfall, gusting wind persists through the South Shore
A powerful nor'easter whipped across Nassau County as Malverne and West Hempstead were hit with about 3 to 6 inches of snow. The snow, at times, mixed with light rain, leaving a thin sheen of ice atop the white stuff.
Road conditions were better on main thoroughfares, worse on side streets.
As of 12 noon Thursday, snow still appeared to be falling lightly, and wind gusts remained strong. The National Weather Service predicted that the snowfall should end later Thursday afternoon.
The Malverne School District said in a letter on Wednesday that the district will be prepared to use its snow days, if necessary. “Our building crews are at the ready to handle the snow storm, and will make every effort to have the buildings ready,” district Superintendent Dr. Lorna Lewis said in a letter to parents.
The West Hempstead School District announced on Thursday morning that all schools would be closed for the day.
The Long Island Rail Road was running 10 to 15 behind schedule systemwide. NICE Bus also reported delays.
PSEG-LI reported that about 3,300 Long Islanders lost power overnight, with 150 outages on Thursday morning.
