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Projected Rainfall Totals Increase As Ida Will Hit Region With Drenching Downpours, Flooding Projected Rainfall Totals Increase As Ida Will Hit Region With Drenching Downpours, Flooding
Projected Rainfall Totals Increase As Ida Will Hit Region With Drenching Downpours, Flooding Projected rainfall totals from this region from now Tropical Depression Ida have increased with flash flood watches now in effect for much of the area. The time frame for rainfall from Ida is Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 1 through Thursday afternoon, Sept. 2. Leading up to that, Ida will continue to produce heavy rainfall while tracking inland through the Southeast United States, eventually crossing the Appalachians, then off of the Mid-Atlantic Coast on Thursday.  Ida, the ninth-named storm of the 2021 Atlantic season, remained a Category 4 hurricane for hours after making landfal…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Some Long Island Beaches To Close As Tropical Storm Elsa Approaches Some Long Island Beaches To Close As Tropical Storm Elsa Approaches
Some Long Island Beaches To Close As Tropical Storm Elsa Approaches As Tropical Storm Elsa continues its churn up the East Coast, officials on Long Island are battening down the hatches, as well as closing beaches. Riverhead officials said that as of Friday, July 9, all town beaches will be closed as the storm approaches the area. The National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for Suffolk County and southern Nassau County. It calls for sustained winds of 10 – 20 mph with brief periods where winds could reach 30 – 40 mph with some stronger gusts possible.  Rain is expected in the amount of 2 to 4 three inches. Related st…

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by Kathy Reakes