Long Island town sees nearly 30 inches of snow — breaking a 50-year-old record

Part of Long Island saw its largest snowfall in recorded history Monday.

The National Weather Service recorded 29.1 inches of snow at the Islip Airport in Suffolk County as of 1 p.m. — preliminarily beating the town’s previous record of around 27 inches from 2013.

Monday’s high was the most snow to fall in the town since records were first kept in 1963.

First responders at the scene of an overturned snow plow on Sunrise Highway during the winter storm. Bay Shore FD

A travel ban sign seen on the Long Island Expressway in Queens on Feb. 23, 2026. REUTERS

Most of Long Island is now buried under 20 to 30 inches — with some other municipalities poised to potentially break records, too.

Winds hit 80 mph and snow erased streets, turned blocks into waist-deep trenches, swallowed cars and transformed once-busy roads into silent, snow-packed corridors.

The National Weather Service is expected to release updates throughout the day as they measure the impact throughout the island.