Event Summary

Surface low pressure moved off the southern Mid Atlantic coast the morning of March 6th, and continued moving slowly east into the north Atlantic through March 9th while intensifying. The low brought sustained northeast winds of 30 to 39 mph and wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph to the region during the day on March 6th, and then produced some light snow the night of the 6th. An upper level low moving southeast from the upper Great Lakes region interacted with the offshore surface low to produce more significant snowfall on March 7th and 8th. Spotters reported between 3.1 and 6.7 inches of snow. The highest totals were at Bayside with 6.7 inches, at Whitestone with 6 inches, and at Rego Park with 5.9 inches. Bedford Park reported 7 inches of snow. Spotters reported between 3 and 6 inches of snow, with the highest total of 6 inches at Middle Village. Spotters reported a wide range of snowfall totals, from 1.3 inches at Arrochar to 7.3 inches at Great Kills. A prolonged period of strong north to northeast winds and easterly swells, resulted in several days of minor coastal flooding March 6th through March 10th. Locally moderate coastal flooding occurred during this time along the southern and eastern bays of Long Island. The USGS tidal gauge in Hudson Bay at Freeport recorded a water level of 6.2 ft. MLLW during the early morning high tide cycle on March 9th. This is .4 ft. above the threshold for moderate coastal flooding established by the National Weather Service. The USGS tidal gauge in East Rockaway at Point Lookout recorded a water level of 7.0 ft. MLLW during the early morning high tide cycle on March 9th. This is at the threshold for moderate coastal flooding established by the National Weather Service.