February 17 wet snow February 19, 2024

Saturday’s all snow event was bigger than I expected. Unlike Tuesday’s storm, I wasn’t blindsided until after the snow began to accumulate. I woke up around 6AM not just to lots of wet snow on the ground, but my dad’s Ford Explorer out of the driveway. He and Mom left earlier to drive my sister to the airport. I don’t know where, but I overheard a phone conversation Mom had in the afternoon. That indicated it was to a Central Time Zone location. (3/3 UPDATE: She went to Costa Rica for a week.)

Based on nearby snowfall reports, I again assume 6 inches fell in the Wantagh Woods section of Wantagh, though it could have been less.

With Dad at his office, the only option was to shovel, which I did after the snow had ended late in the morning. It took 38:34 to shovel it all. A purely photographic timeline follows below.

6:40 AM:

7:40 AM:

8:46 AM:

10:51 AM:

11:37 AM, before clearing Mom’s car and shoveling:

12:58 PM, after clearing and shoveling:

Thankfully, only rain is in the forecast in the next seven days, with that chance coming Thursday night into Friday.

3/15 UPDATE: We haven’t had any snow since. I finally put the shovels away one day last week.