After a weekend of steady snowfall and blustery winds, East Meadow awoke Monday to a snow-covered landscape that turned neighborhoods into winter playgrounds for many local families.
Children bundled up in colorful hats and boots filled backyards, parks and sidewalks throughout the community on Sunday and Monday, building snowmen, sledding down small hills and tossing snowballs as the storm dropped roughly 8 to 12 inches of snow across Long Island, according to the National Weather Service. For some, it was the first significant snowfall of the winter, and an excuse to head outside as soon as the flakes piled up.
The storm prompted the East Meadow School District to close schools on Jan. 26, giving students a break from the routine in the form of a traditional snow day . Town and county crews worked throughout the storm to clear major roadways, while residents dug out driveways and cars under frigid conditions.
