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New York, NY – Long Island residents have less than 48 hours to prepare as blizzard conditions threaten to shut down travel by 7 p.m. Sunday, with snowfall rates reaching 2 inches per hour overnight.
According to the National Weather Service in New York, Suffolk County and eastern Nassau County could see 10 to 14 inches of accumulation between Sunday evening and 10 a.m. Monday. The heaviest snow is expected from 7 p.m. Sunday through the early Monday morning commute. Northeast winds will increase to 30 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 55 mph, producing near-zero visibility and significant blowing and drifting snow…