Town of Brookhaven Preparing For Arrival of Tropical Storm Isaias

BROOKHAVEN, NY — Town of Brookhaven officials are preparing for the potential arrival of Tropical Storm Isaias, which is expected to hit the area this week. A tropical storm warning has been issued for Long Island as Isaias begins to make its move up the East Coast.

If the storm hits Long Island, it is expected to bring 2 to 4 inch of rainfall across the area with locally higher amounts of around 5 inches possible. In addition, the strongest wind threat is expected in Suffolk County and the "timing for this looks to be during late in the day on Tuesday and into Tuesday evening."

Prior to the storm, Brookhaven officials implemented red flags at the Town's three ocean beaches, prohibiting swimming at Davis Park, Ho Hum Beach and Great Gun. Access to the water will be restricted to water below the knees. Water conditions in the area are experiencing an aggressive East sweep in advance of the storm.

In addition, the Town has also announced that all beaches, pools and sports programs will be closed on Tuesday, August 4 in anticipation of Isaias. Town officials are also contacting all Meals on Wheels program participants to ensure they have food on hand and will make additional deliveries of meals in advance of the storm as needed.

The Brookhaven Town Highway, Waste Management and Parks Departments are in the process of clearing storm drains and clearing weak limbs and trees.

All Town residents are encouraged to sign up for NY Alerts, an Emergency Alerting System at
www.nyalert.gov . This system will allow our Department of Public Safety, Office of Emergency Management to send targeted and general messages to residents.

Residents should call 911 if there is an emergency requiring the immediate attention of police, fire, or EMS. To report downed wires or power outages, call PSEG directly at 1-800-490-0075. To report flooding of any local roads, or downed trees in the road, contact the Town of Brookhaven at
631-451-TOWN (8696).

For non-emergencies, call the Suffolk County Police at 631-852-COPS or the Suffolk County Fire,
Rescue and Emergency Services at 631-852-4900.