Timeline for Hurricane Florence Remnants on Long Island

Long Island remains under a hazardous weather outlook with the remnants of Hurricane Florence headed our way.

The system will be capable of producing 1 to 1.5 inches of rain across the region with locally higher amounts possible Monday night through Tuesday, the National Weather Service says. The highest chance of rain will come during the afternoon hours Tuesday. Thunderstorms are possible.

The main threat from the rainfall will be minor urban and poor drainage flooding. There is a low chance of localized flash flooding.

As of 5 a.m. Monday, Florence, now a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph, was located about 145 miles west-northwest of Greensboro, North Carolina.

Here's the hour-by-hour Long Island forecast:

Once the rain moves on, the second half of the week looks pretty, pretty nice. It should be dry from Wednesday through at least Thursday night and possibly on Friday, the NWS says. Spotty light precipitation is expected Friday night and then dry conditions are back in the forecast for at least the first half of the weekend.

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