(task) Local Hermine Weather Alert - Southeast Suffolk County

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Issuing Office: New York City
Source: The National Weather Service
8:04am EDT, Mon Sep 5
TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT
... TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED - MASTIC BEACH - HAMPTON BAYS - MONTAUK POINT
* WIND - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND - PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
- CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: ELEVATED - THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT. - EMERGENCY PLANNING SHOULD INCLUDE A REASONABLE THREAT FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND OF 39 TO 57 MPH. - TO BE SAFE, PREPARE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LIMITED WIND IMPACTS. EFFORTS SHOULD NOW BE UNDERWAY TO SECURE ALL PROPERTIES. - HAZARDOUS WIND IS POSSIBLE. FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY SHELTER MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY.
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED - DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT. - MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER. - A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS. - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.
* STORM SURGE - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE - PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS - WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
- CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: ELEVATED - THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT. - EMERGENCY CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD POSTURE FOR A REASONABLE THREAT FOR PEAK STORM SURGE FLOODING OF GREATER THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND. - TO BE SAFE, STAY AWAY FROM STORM SURGE FLOODING CAPABLE OF LIMITED IMPACTS. - LOCALIZED INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING - POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING. - THE EXTENT OF REALIZED IMPACTS WILL DEPEND ON THE ACTUAL HEIGHT OF STORM SURGE MOVING ONSHORE AND THE RESULTING DEPTH OF COASTAL FLOODING AS EXPERIENCED AT PARTICULAR LOCATIONS.
* FLOODING RAIN - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: - PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FORECAST
- CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: NONE - THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT. - EMERGENCY PLANNING NEED NOT INCLUDE A THREAT FOR RAINFALL FLOODING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND NUISANCE FLOODING MAY STILL OCCUR. - LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST EXCESSIVE TROPICAL RAINFALL. - ENSURE READINESS FOR THE NEXT TROPICAL RAINFALL EVENT.
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE - LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM FLOODING RAIN.
* TORNADO - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: - SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES
- CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: NONE - THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT. - EMERGENCY PLANNING NEED NOT INCLUDE A THREAT FOR TORNADOES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR. - LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST TROPICAL TORNADOES. - ENSURE READINESS FOR THE NEXT TROPICAL TORNADO EVENT.
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE - LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.
* FOR MORE INFORMATION: - HTTP://SCOEM.SUFFOLKCOUNTYNY.GOV/ - HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/NYC - HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES