Flash Flood Warning Issued for Southern Suffolk

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning Thursday for several western Suffolk locations on the South Shore.

The warning is issued until 5:45 p.m. According to the NWS, doppler radar indicated that thunderstorms are producing heavy rain across the area. Up to two inches have already fallen and flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

The NWS says these are some of the locations that will experience flooding: Islip, Lindenhurst, Babylon, Amityville, Bay Shore, Captree State Park, Gilgo State Park, Brightwaters, Wyandanch, Baywood, West Islip, Copiague, East Farmingdale, East Islip and North Bay Shore.

Drivers should be cautious on the roads. NWS says to turn around when encountering flooded roads as most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding in small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots, NWS says.

From NWS:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WESTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...* UNTIL 545 PM EDT* AT 343 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... ISLIP...LINDENHURST...BABYLON...AMITYVILLE...BAY SHORE... CAPTREE STATE PARK...GILGO STATE PARK...BRIGHTWATERS...WYANDANCH... BAYWOOD...WEST ISLIP...COPIAGUE...EAST FARMINGDALE... EAST ISLIP AND NORTH BAY SHORE.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOODDEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALLCREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS ANDUNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.