Smithtown residents on Saturday woke up to some of the highest snowfall totals in region, as a brutal blizzard that created white-out conditions much of Friday left the area under more than two feet of snow.
St. James seemed to get the worst, with the National Weather Service reporting 27.5 inches of snow on the ground. Smithtown saw 25 inches of snow. However, the windy nature of the storm has left snow drifts that may tower over 3 feet.
Upton saw the most snow, at 30.3 inches, while Commack and Huntington both recorded around 29 inches of snow.
According to the weather service, the area will remain in a blizzard watch until noon, though the storm was clearly winding down across the region Saturday morning.
SUFFOLK COUNTY SNOW TOTALS (in inches)
- MEDFORD 33.5
- UPTON 30.9
- CENTRAL ISLIP 30.7
- COMMACK 29.1
- HUNTINGTON 29.0
- EAST SETAUKET 28.5
- STONY BROOK 28.0
- YAPHANK 28.0
- ISLIP AIRPORT 27.8
- ST. JAMES 27.5
- SMITHTOWN 27.0
- HOLBROOK 26.5
- BAITING HOLLOW 26.0
- SHOREHAM 26.0
- MOUNT SINAI 26.0
- PORT JEFFERSON 25.5
- SOUND BEACH 24.2
- NORTH BABYLON 24.0
- LAKE RONKONKOMA 23.0
- CENTERPORT 21.5
- ROCKY POINT 21.0
- LINDENHURST 20.5
- DEER PARK 20.0
- PATCHOGUE 20.0
- RONKONKOMA 19.5
- RIVERHEAD 19.4
- EAST NORTHPORT 19.0
- BAY SHORE 18.0
- EASTPORT 16.0
- SAYVILLE 16.0
- JAMESPORT 14.0
- BRIDGEHAMPTON 12.0
- SHIRLEY 10.3
Source: National Weather Service
