More flooding was reported in oceanfront communities across the tri-state Tuesday, a day after the coastline was slammed with storm-swollen high tides brought on by a wintry weather system that dropped heavy snow on parts of Long Island.
Towns across the Jersey Shore, Long Island and coastal portions of Queens were inundated with water for the third straight high tide as the remnants of a massive storm that swirled through the north Atlantic Monday, glancing the region with snow totals ranging from a dusting to over six inches.
Parents in Nassau County's Island Park snapped photos of water in the roadways around Francis X Hegarty Elementary School.
In Broad Channel, Queens, meanwhile a NBC 4 New York news van had to back out of a street that quickly turned to a river during the morning's high tides. The neighborhood was hit with the high waters as residents tried to clean up from Monday's flooding, which took many by surprise.
And in New Jersey, commuters trying to catch a train at the waterside Hoboken Terminal had to trudge through ankle-deep water that had swept into the parking lot.
The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood warning through Tuesday morning for areas along the southern shores of Queens and Brooklyn. A coastal flood advisory has been issued for Fairfield, Suffolk and Westchester counties.
The flooding comes ahead of a second bout of wintry weather moves into the tri-state, bringing rain, snow and ice to the area, followed by a deep freeze that Storm Team 4 says won't move out until after the weekend.
There may be a few light snow showers on and off until the storm arrives, but it won't be until Tuesday night that snow will start sticking, mostly in New Jersey. Jersey Shore residents should expect 2 to 4 inches of snow, and even more than 4 inches in parts of southern Ocean County.
New York City and areas north of the five boroughs will only see a coating to an inch of snow. Then the storm moves out Wednesday morning.
The coming wintry weather shouldn't be too bad for residents of Suffolk County, which saw the brunt of Monday's storm, with as much as 6 inches of snow dumped on parts of the eastern Long Island. Yaphank recorded 6.4 inches of snow and Easton, Connecticut, saw 5 inches.
The New York City Department of Sanitation says it will collect trash and recycling on Friday, Feb. 12, Lincoln's Birthday and normally a department-observed holiday. Residents who normally receive Friday collection service should put their trash out as normal.
The department also said there may be a delay in collection this week as it deploys salt spreaders and responds to the storm systems.
Temperatures will stay in the the 30s through most of the week, but will begin to dip Thursday and plunge over the weekend, with highs only in the low 20s expected on Saturday and Sunday. The low Saturday night will only be in the single digits and feel well below zero.
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The upcoming arctic blast will be the coldest stretch the tri-state has seen this winter, with high temperatures below freezing on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
