Initial forecasts projected as much as 3 feet of snow to fall on parts of the tri-state area, but snowfall projections were greatly reduced by early Tuesday morning. By the time the snow stops falling Tuesday afternoon, between 4 and 8 inches of snow are expected to be on the ground in New York City. Up to 20 inches of snow are possible in eastern Suffolk County, and more than 18 had accumulated in some parts of the county by 7:30 a.m.. Areas further west should get 3 to 6 inches.
Eastern Long Island was the hardest hit by the storm: Islip Airport had 14.7 inches of snow by 3 a.m. Tuesday, and Upton had 12.1 inches. 7.5 inches of snow fell in Islip during the day Monday, breaking a previous record for Jan. 27, set in 1987.
