Huntington : New York Avenue closed due to flooding, 4 feet of standing water
Port Jefferson: West Broadway at Brook Road closed due to downed wires
Stony Brook: Main Street at Mill Pond Road closed due to a downed tree
Carle Place: Flooding - 3 inches of standing water reported at intersection of Northern State Parkway and Meadowbrook State Parkway
East Tremontm, Bronx County: trained spotter reports FLASH FLOOD at 06:55 pm et -- partial collapse of one story building at 3rd avenue and east 182nd street due to flooding. people reported trapped at the time of the report.
Airport Delays: by airport
Islip: No major delays reported JFK: No major delays reported LGA: No major delays reported
All eyes are on Tropical Storm Hanna, which is expected to bring heavy rain to the entire tri-state area tonight into the early morning hours.
The National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the entire tri-state area. A Flood Watch is also in effect through late Saturday night.
Earlier Saturday Hanna made landfall in the Carolinas and then traveled into Virginia and Washington DC. She is now tracking to the northeast.
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Long Islanders should expect scattered showers prior to Hanna's arrival tomorrow night. As well, residents living in areas prone to flooding may wish to create flood plans. The storm is expected to bring at least five inches of rain to the island.
Local officials are preparing to evacuate some areas if necessary. As well, the Red Cross is working to prepare emergency shelters for residents who choose to leave their homes.
Click Here to via a disaster supply list as suggested by the National Hurricane Center
In addition to heavy rains, residents should expect gale-force winds. LIPA tells us they are preparing for power outages.
The WALK newsroom has compiled a list of phone numbers that can be used for tropical storm related calls. The list will be updated as we receive additional phone numbers.
We suggest printing out this list and keeping it handy in the event of a power failure. As well, be sure to have a battery operated radio tuned to 97.5 FM so you can receive updates about the storm if you lose power.
Island-wide: >WALK Newsroom To report a news tip 955-NEWS
>LIPA To report a power outage 1-800-490-0075
In Suffolk County: >County Storm Hotline 631-852-COPS 631-852-4900
In Nassau County: >County Storm Hotline 1-888-684-4269
This list will be updated as the newsroom recieves numbers. Click Here to have a number added.
Police are investigating two separate incidents where bodies were discovered in waters around Long Island.
On Thursday, the body of a 76-year-old Kings Park man was found floating face down in the Long Island Sound at Callahan's Beach in Smithtown. Michele Paturzo was found approximately four to five feet from shore wearing swimming attire and goggles at 5 p.m.
Family members report he goes swimming daily.
The deceased was brought to the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office to determine the cause of death.
As well, the body of a woman was pulled from a backyard pool in Malverne. The woman was found floating in a backyard pool behind the home where she works. It is reported the woman worked as an aid for a patient with MS. The deceased was said to be in her 30s and from Queens.
Service was suspended Wednesday evening on the Far Rockaway Branch between Valley Stream and Far Rockaway because of a car on the tracks, west of Hewlett.
As of 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, the LIRR was continuing to offer bus service as they worked to clear the tracks.
CNN's iReport.com has video of what appears to be a fire near the Hewlett train station. It is unclear what is burning in the video but the WALK newsroom is working to learn more about the incident and the fire seen in the video.
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“Let me assure all of you that Newfield High School continues to be safe, secure and dedicated to the protection of our students,” the words of Newfield High School Principal Theodore Fulton following a recent online threat against his school.
Suffolk County police have arrested a 16-year-old after she was discovered to be the author of a school threat that appeared on the popular social-networking site Facebook.
Police say they were alerted to the threat by a Connecticut resident who called them after reading the threatening message on the profile page belonging to the girl, Tiffany Spatafora. On her page, Spatafora is accused of writing that she “is going to kill everyone in school, so don’t go.”
Sixth Squad detectives arrested the Selden girl at 5:12 a.m. Wednesday. A police investigation has revealed there is no danger to students or staff at the high school, where Spatafora is a student. Police also note it does not appear as if the teen actually had the means to carry out the threat.
The teen is facing charges of Aggravated Harassment and Falsely Reporting an Incident. She was scheduled for arraignment in court on Wednesday.
Follow-Up: Police are slowly beginning to release information as they continue to investigate what they’re calling a murder-suicide in Peconic.
Southold Town Police were asked to check on the welfare of two people living at 2275 Indian Neck Lane on Wednesday morning. Responding officers discovered a male and female deceased inside the home. Police say both had been shot.
Police have identified the woman as 86-year-old Stella Barczuk and the male as her 54-year-old son Joseph Barczuk.
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