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And we're off - first threat for a few mangled flakes


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theres not one spot on the island at 400, the highest is jayne's hill in south huntington at like 399, but there are maybe 3-4 hills over 300, the majority of the north shore is between 125 and 225, which makes just about no difference...and a northeast wind blows across the lukewarm long island sound...which in marginal situations, makes a huge difference

Since you want to be precise, Jayne's Hill is indeed a hair over 400 feet. There are also quite a few more than 3 or 4 hills over 300 feet, but you are correct about where the majority lies. There are a few houses in West Hills that sit between 360 and 380 feet. There are a few at a similar elevation in Roslyn. I think those are the highest residences you will find anywhere on the island. My sister's house in Huntington is a little shy of 300 feet and there are plenty of areas close to that elevation scattered across the morraines.

I have noticed on several occasions that being a mile or so in from the sound (and higher) actually makes a significant difference from being right next to the sound in marginal events. On the other hand, we could be talking about a warmer profile over Long Island simply because of proximity to the storm, which might overwhelm elevation even if we had much higher elevations.

FYI, I am at 125 feet. High spot in my neighborhood is about 180 feet a quarter mile to my NW and lowspot is less than10 feet about a mile to the south (Nissequogue River).

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theres not one spot on the island at 400, the highest is jayne's hill in south huntington at like 399, but there are maybe 3-4 hills over 300, the majority of the north shore is between 125 and 225, which makes just about no difference...and a northeast wind blows across the lukewarm long island sound...which in marginal situations, makes a huge difference

Jayne's Hill is 401 feet, just FYI.

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And what kind of solution does the rest of the area need to get accumulating snow in October?

Being surrounded by low 60's water does pose an additional problem.

a near perfect solution....

so what i mean is, while some of the hills just N and W of the city need a NEAR perfect solution....LI needs a flat out perfect solution.

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I still find it hard to believe that any of the lower elevations get more than a few flakes, that's all I'm really hoping for my are anyway. This

could be a record breaker for higher elevations, NW NJ though. Pretty cool to see this unfold so early.

Saturday's high provided by weather.com for east brunswick, nj is 48F, low 31F.

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Since you want to be precise, Jayne's Hill is indeed a hair over 400 feet. There are also quite a few more than 3 or 4 hills over 300 feet, but you are correct about where the majority lies. There are a few houses in West Hills that sit between 360 and 380 feet. There are a few at a similar elevation in Roslyn. I think those are the highest residences you will find anywhere on the island. My sister's house in Huntington is a little shy of 300 feet and there are plenty of areas close to that elevation scattered across the morraines.

I have noticed on several occasions that being a mile or so in from the sound (and higher) actually makes a significant difference from being right next to the sound in marginal events. On the other hand, we could be talking about a warmer profile over Long Island simply because of proximity to the storm, which might overwhelm elevation even if we had much higher elevations.

FYI, I am at 125 feet. High spot in my neighbor hood is about 180 feet a quarter mile to my NW and lowspot is less than10 feet about a mile to the south (Nissequogue River).

Love these convos about local LI topography, and I know you're the man to give accurate insight into that very convo! (love your website, btw)

I actually know the people that live on Luftberry Dr. on Roslyn's Harbor Hill at ~360' per Google Earth...and I believe this is the highest elevation on LI on which there are houses. Check out the attached pic looking SE from Roslyn Harbor towards Harbor Hill. Decent elevation there. On more than 1 occasion, I have taken a drive up to the top of the hill in marginal events and it has made a surprisingly huge difference in rain vs. snow and no accumulation vs. accumulation. Pretty neat little microclimate.

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