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Snow sparks delayed openings tomorrow morning for area schools

March means nothing to Mother Nature, who blasted the North Fork with another coating of snow Sunday night; the snow is slated to continue through the evening and make for a treacherous morning commute.

To that end, area schools have announced a two-hour delayed opening, including Southold Schools and the Greenport Union Free School District and the Oysterponds  School District. Stay tuned to SoutholdLOCAL for additional delays as they are announced.

“Due to the continuation of a winter storm that has produced dangerous travel conditions there will be a two-hour delay in the start of school for tomorrow, Monday, March 2,” a release from the Southold School District stated. “All before school activities are cancelled. Should school be cancelled for the entire day, another message will be sent out early tomorrow morning.”

Southold Town offices also have a delayed opening at 10 a.m.

According to Tim Morrin, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Upton, a winter storm warning will remain in effect in Suffolk County until 7 a.m.

The North Fork and Riverhead, Morrin said, have been hit with accumulation already, with Riverhead reporting four inches and Mattituck seeing 2.3 inches of snow as of 4 p.m. With snow still light to moderate across the region, eastern Suffolk can expect between five and seen inches before all is said and done, Morrin said.

Snow is not expected to stop until close to midnight, and could be mixed with sleet and freezing rain. While that might hold down total accumulation, it will make travel hazardous; with temperatures hovering below freezing, between 27 to 31 degrees, a glaze of ice could coat the snow overnight, Morrin said.

“The good new is by afternoon, we’ll see sunshine, and even though temperatures will be in the 30s, the March sunshine will do a good job at getting rid of the snow on the road,” Morrin said.

Southold Highway Superintendent Vincent Orlando said said crews began sanding at 3 p.m. today and finished at 7 p.m. Next, plowing commenced. “We should be plowing all night,” he said.

But, with accumulations only expected to reach up to seven inches, Orlando said his men have been well-versed to handle the snow after this winter’s record snowfalls.

Still, Orlando urged motorists to leave a little extra time for the morning commute. “It’s slick out there,” he said.

 

 

 

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