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Forecast: Up to a foot of snow possible on LI

Originally published: February 6, 2013 9:31 AM
Updated: February 6, 2013 9:52 PM
By PATRICIA KITCHEN AND MARK HARRINGTON  patricia.kitchen@newsday.com,mark.harrington@newsday.com

A woman walks up Long Beach Avenue in

Photo credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams, Jr. | A woman walks up Long Beach Avenue in Freeport as wet snow fell during the Nor'easter that hit Long Island just days after superstorm Sandy devastated the area. (Nov. 7, 2012)

Up to a foot of snow is possible, and 6 to 10 inches probable when a powerful nor'easter bears down on Long Island beginning Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service said Wednesday in a winter storm watch.

The governor's office plans to monitor LIPA's preparation and response to the storm, the first major weather system to hit fragile Island communities since the one-two punch of superstorm...

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