At one point, snowfall rates approached 6&rdquo; per hour.&nbsp;Roads were closed. Travel was banned. The LIRR shut down. There were 6 deaths.&nbsp;

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Monster Storms of Long Island #10: Blizzard of 2016 

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Carol made landfall on the East End. Montauk was turned into an island for several days when local roads were submerged.&nbsp; Boats sank in at the Yacht Club. There was $5 million in property damage.

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Monster Storms of Long Island #9: Hurricane Carol 1954

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Islip broke a state&nbsp;24-hour rainfall record with 13.57 inches.&nbsp; There was extreme flooding on Sunrise Highway with cars submerged and floating.&nbsp; Hundreds of motorists were stranded.

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Monster Storms of Long Island #8: Record rainstorm of 2014

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Long Island was paralyzed when more than 2 feet of snow fell. Ronkonkoma got&nbsp;24&quot; and here were 75 m.p.h. winds. It took days to dig out.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Monster Storms of Long Island #7: Blizzard of 1978

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The storm toppled thousands of trees, causing widespread outages and blocking roads. Wind gusts were between 70 and 80 mph and&nbsp;more than 420,000 PSEG customers lost power during the high heat and humidity. Gov.&nbsp;Cuomo declared a State of Emergency for Long Island.

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Monster Storms of Long Island #6: Tropical Storm Isaias

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Medford got 33.5 inches of snow. Roads were impassable and hundreds of cars were abandoned on local roadways.&nbsp;26 miles of the LIE were closed.&nbsp; Flights were cancelled.&nbsp;

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Monster Storms of Long Island #5: Blizzard of 2013

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The last hurricane where the eye&nbsp;hit Long Island.&nbsp;100 mph winds were measured in Montauk. There were 11 deaths on L.I. due mostly to falling trees There was $285 million in damage. 750,000 had no power for weeks.&nbsp; President Reagan declared L.I a disaster area.&nbsp;

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Monster Storms of Long Island #4: Hurricane Gloria 1985

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