Patchogue Gets Walloped By 20.1 Inches Of Snow

The fourth nor'easter of the month took a while to get cranking, but once it did, it dumped a whole lot of snow on Long Island, including 20.1 inches in Patchogue, the highest reported total on the island.

Here are the unofficial final snow totals for local towns reported to the National Weather Service. Note that measurements may have been taken hours apart.

Nassau County

• Plainview- 16 inches
• Jericho- 15 inches
• East Meadow- 14.5 inches
• Old Bethpage- 14.4 inches
• Massapequa Park- 14.2 inches
• Hicksville- 14 inches
• Manhasset- 13.6 inches
• Farmingdale- 13.1 inches
• Levittown- 12.8 inches
• New Hyde Park- 12.5 inches
• North Merrick- 12.5 inches
• Glen Cove- 11.5 inches
• Seaford- 11.4 inches
• Wantagh- 11.1 inches
• North Massapequa- 10.9 inches
• Rockville Centre- 10.8 inches
• Oyster Bay- 10 inches
• Long Beach- 8.8 inches
• Baldwin- 7.5 inches

Suffolk County

• Patchogue- 20.1 inches
• Terryville- 19.7 inches
• Bay Shore- 19.3 inches
• Port Jefferson Station- 18.9 inches
• North Babylon- 18.7 inches
• MacArthur Airport- 18.4 inches
• Dix Hills- 18.3 inches
• Farmingville- 17.5 inches
• Medford- 17.4 inches
• Commack- 16.7 inches
• Lake Ronkonkoma- 16.5 inches
• Holbrook- 16 inches
• Islip Terrace- 15.5 inches
• East Islip- 15.3 inches
• Yaphank- 15 inches
• Stony Brook- 14.,6 inches
• West Sayville- 14.2 inches
• Ronkonkoma- 14 inches
• Lindenhurst- 13.8 inches
• Miller Place- 13.8 inches
• Shirley- 13.1 inches
• Hauppauge- 13 inches
• Mount Sinai- 13 inches
• South Huntington- 12.6 inches
• West Babylon- 12.5 inches
• Lake Grove- 12.5 inches
• Smithtown- 12.3 inches
• East Northport- 12 inches
• Mastic- 12 inches
• Centereach- 10.5 inches
• Sound Beach- 10.1 inches
• Centerport- 9.6 inches
• West Islip- 9.5 inches
• St. James- 9.2 inches
• Shoreham- 8.5 inches
• Mattituck- 4.8 inches
• Hampton Bays- 4.5 inches
• East Hampton- 3.5 inches
• Orient- 3 inches

Photo of Patchogue Lake by Cathie Doherty