January 15-16 winter storm, aftermath January 18, 2024

It’s been about two years since Wantagh – and Long Island in general – got measurable snowfall, but that streak ended on the night of Monday, January 15. About 2.5 inches of snow fell in a 16-hour period before changing to sleet and then rain.

My dad Bill cleared his car and left for work during the changeover, and I went outside to shovel two hours after that. By then, the one inch of snow on the driveway pavement had turned to slush. However, with temperatures due to fall back below freezing at night, and stay there for a few days, it was necessary to clear the slush from the driveway and sidewalk. I also cleared the snow off my mom Lisa’s car. It took 43 minutes to do those tasks, which impressed my parents and friends when I posted about it on Facebook.

What follows is a photographic timeline from the snowfall before bed on Monday night through the cleared driveway and car after walking to and from my credit union to deposit coins (and bringing garbage pails to the curb for Wednesday morning pickup).

Monday, January 15

10:59 PM

Tuesday, January 16

6:34 AM

7:40 AM

8:10 AM

I even shot a brief video:

11:35 AM, before shoveling and clearing

1:19 PM, after shoveling and errands

It won’t be long before the next post-storm blog post. 2 to 4 inches of snow are expected tomorrow (Friday, January 19). Expecting that much from the storm earlier this week, I moved items around in the garage – including some heavy items – so that the snow blower could be by the door ready for use. We didn’t need it then, but might next time. Until that storm’s recap, thank you for reading.

1/23 UPDATE: Long Island was spared any snow from that storm. My parents’ cars and the edge of the driveway got a coating, but that was it. I still made a post that you can read here.