Strong Thunderstorms Set to Roll Through Friday Evening

If the oppressive heat wasn't enough, now heavy thunderstorms are expected to hit parts of Long Island as the work week ends.

There are so many weather warnings, the National Weather Service issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook on Friday afternoon encompassing all the different problems approaching northern Nassau and western Suffolk counties. The weather was moving through New Jersey and NYC and is expected to hit Long Island at 8:12 p.m.

Most pressing on Friday evening was a warning for severe thunderstorms pushing through the region. The heaviest storms were expected in northern Manhattan and Westchester. A severe thunderstorm was located over Glen Cove at 7:23 p.m. moving east at 30 mph, the NWS says.

The NWS says to expect damaging winds and torrential rainfall. They have also issued a flash flood warning for southern Nassau and southwestern Suffolk counties.

Folks in New Jersey were already experiencing the issues at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. In fact, fans in attendance for an NFL preseason game at MetLife Stadium were told to retreat to the cover of the concourses. The start of the game was delayed.

The heat won't break with these thunderstorms, however, as you can expect even hotter weather on Saturday. The island is forecast to reach nearly 100 degrees in temperature, with a heat index of 110.

From the NWS:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN NASSAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...
WESTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 723 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GLEN COVE...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...SPOTTER AND RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BAYVILLE AND BROOKVILLE AROUND 730 PM EDT.
OYSTER BAY...SYOSSET AND HICKSVILLE AROUND 735 PM EDT.
PLAINVIEW AND WOODBURY AROUND 740 PM EDT.
HUNTINGTON...COLD SPRING HARBOR AND MELVILLE AROUND 745 PM EDT.
CENTERPORT AROUND 750 PM EDT.
NORTHPORT AND DIX HILLS AROUND 755 PM EDT.
COMMACK AND BRENTWOOD AROUND 800 PM EDT.
HAUPPAUGE AND SMITHTOWN AROUND 805 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER
NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE`S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH
TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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Reporting By Mark Osbourne