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UPDATE: Thousands Without Power After Heavy Snowfall Across Region

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Snowfall predictions for Long Island. COURTESY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Snowfall predictions for Long Island. COURTESY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Southampton Village crews work around a downed wire in front of Southampton High School on Narrow Lane. GREG Wehner

Southampton Village crews work around a downed wire in front of Southampton High School on Narrow Lane. GREG Wehner

Downed wires were seen around Wickapogue Road on Tuesday morning. GREG WEHNER

Downed wires were seen around Wickapogue Road on Tuesday morning. GREG WEHNER

Some traffic light were down in Hampton Bays due to the nor'easter. DANA SHAW

Some traffic light were down in Hampton Bays due to the nor'easter. DANA SHAW

Jobs Lane in Southampton Village on Tuesday morning. DANA SHAW

Jobs Lane in Southampton Village on Tuesday morning. DANA SHAW

Crews in Southampton Village work to clear roads as a steady snow falls on Tuesday morning. DANA SHAW

Crews in Southampton Village work to clear roads as a steady snow falls on Tuesday morning. DANA SHAW

Crocuses frozen in mid-bloom in Southampton Village. DANA SHAW

Crocuses frozen in mid-bloom in Southampton Village. DANA SHAW

Waves crash against a bulkhead on Wyandanch Beach in Southampton during the nor'easter on Tuesday. DANIELLE LEEF

Waves crash against a bulkhead on Wyandanch Beach in Southampton during the nor'easter on Tuesday. DANIELLE LEEF

authorGreg Wehner on Mar 12, 2018
UPDATE, Tuesday 5 p.m. Nearly 3,500 households on the South Fork were left without power by Tuesday's heavy snowfall. With more than a foot of snow falling across much of... more

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