SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — With the expected winter blizzard almost a no-show Tuesday, Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman lifted the snow emergency order.
“Although strong winds and heavy precipitation still pose the risk of some localized flooding and coastal erosion, the snow and freezing rain that was forecast has moved well to the west of our region,” a release said.
The emergency order was lifted at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Southampton City Hall and all city facilities will resume normal operations on Wednesday, he said.
Schneiderman said he spent Tuesday morning all the way across town, as far west as Eastport.
“There's not much to report,” he said. “The roads are passable.”
Although he said he had seen minor flooding on Dune Road, it wasn't a problem, as it has been in previous storms when Dune Road and other locations were submerged.
In fact, Schneiderman said, “We have less snow than we started with. The snow has been washed away. Super Storm Stella has set us all up for a major event. But we haven't seen a major event.”
The only concern, the supervisor said, remains late Tuesday afternoon, when “all that water freezes,” potentially causing downed tree limbs and power lines and slippery roads covered in treacherous black ice.
“The last few storms have been worse than predicted. This is significantly less than predicted,” Schneiderman said.
The video shows wind and rain on Dune Road.
