Event Summary

A strong area of low pressure tracked well offshore of the eastern seaboard, but tracked close enough to eastern Long Island to bring heavy snow bands during the morning and early afternoon on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Snowfall rates were 1 to 2 inches per hour at times in the morning across eastern Long Island. A deep upper level trough over the northeast also aided in bringing lighter snow over the Lower Hudson Valley and portions of New York City, despite the low pressure tracking several hundred miles off the coast.