Long Island school districts announce delays ahead of Tuesday night snowstorm

Dozens of Long Island school districts have already scheduled a two-hour delay for the start of classes on Wednesday, as another winter storm is expected to blanket the area with several inches of snow overnight.

Some of the larger districts that have posted delayed starts include William Floyd, Brentwood, Patchogue-Medford, Three Village, Riverhead, Middle Country and South Country. Miller Place, Shoreham-Wading River, Port Jefferson, Rocky Point, Westhampton Beach and Eastport-South Manor are also tapping the brakes on the start of school for Wednesday.

As far as scheduled closings of school for the day, The Calverton School has reported that school is cancelled on Wednesday.

Amagansett – 2-hour delay
Brentwood – 2-hour delay
Bridgehampton – 2-hour delay
Central Islip Union Free – 2-hour delay
Comsewogue – 2-hour delay
East Hampton – 2-hour delay
East Islip – 2-hour delay
East Moriches – 2-hour delay
Eastport-South Manor – 2-hour delay
Hampton Bays – 2-hour delay
Little Flower – 2-hour delay
Middle Country – 2-hour delay (No AM Pre-K and no before-school program)
Miller Place – 2-hour delay
Mount Sinai – 2-hour delay
Patchogue-Medford – 2-hour delay
Peconic Community School – Delayed opening at 10 a.m.
Port Jefferson – 2-hour delay
Quogue Elementary School – Delayed opening at 10 a.m.
Remsenburg-Speonk – 2-hour delay
Riverhead – 2-hour delay
Rocky Point – 2-hour delay
Sag Harbor – 2-hour delay
Sagaponack – 2-hour delay
Shelter Island – Delayed opening at 10 a.m.
Shoreham-Wading River – 2-hour delay
South Country – 2-hour delay
Springs – 2-hour delay
Three Village – 2-hour delay (No AM pre-K and no before-school program)
Tuckahoe – Delayed opening at 10 a.m.
Wainscott – Delayed opening at 10 a.m.
Westhampton Beach – 2-hour delay

Weather predictions for the Long Island region call for snow showers to start rolling in about 8 p.m. tonight in Patchogue, before heavier precipitation begins at 10 p.m. and lasts until about 2 a.m. The snow is expected to begin tapering off about 3 a.m. and stop around 8 a.m.

Up to three inches are expected to fall on Long Island, with temperatures hovering around 30 degrees.

_{Top photo: East Patchogue, taken by Charlene Richardson Santangelo.}