Plows struggle to keep up with snow in Suffolk
Roads in Huntington appeared to be untouched by plows around 6 a.m. Monday. Credit: Newsday/John Asbury
Heavy snow continued to blanket parts of Suffolk Monday, with howling winds making travel impossible.
Snowplows had stopped trying to keep up with the snow Monday morning in Huntington, with some residential streets still untouched since plowing began late Sunday night into early Monday.
Previous efforts to plow left snowdrifts more than 2 feet high, but the work was for naught after the streets were buried again. The snow-covered streets included those leading to schools, where classes in the Huntington and South Huntington school districts were canceled for the day.
The roads around Eastport were blanketed in 6 inches or more of snow, with the white stuff coming down so fast that plow work is undone in an hour. A pickup truck driving down Eastport-Manor Road had to barrel through the snow, using speed and momentum to avoid getting stuck in the deep drifts.
Newsday's Mark Harrington contributed to this story.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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