Forecast: 3-5 inches of snow possible Sunday on Long Island

Long Island could receive 3 to 5 inches of snow Sunday, with the highest accumulations toward the New York City area, the National Weather Service said.

The result will be slippery travel and snow covered roads Sunday afternoon into the evening, the service said.

Locally up 6 inches of snow is possible, forecasters said. The snow may briefly begin as rain or a mix of rain and snow across Long Island.

The snow will be followed by a deep freeze beginning Monday.

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