The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory, in effect until 11:15 a.m., for extreme eastern Nassau County and western Suffolk County.
From the NWS:
- AT 908 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTERS INDICATED HEAVY RAIN CAUSING MINOR FLOODING. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN HAD ALREADY FALLEN IN SPOTS...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE HALF INCH IS LIKELY OVER THE AREA.
- PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.
A flash flood watch will remain in effect until 4 p.m. Tuesday for all of Nassau County.
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