Video: Head first into the wind
Newsday community journalist T.C. McCarthy stepped outside in Babylon Village with his iPhone for a first-hand look at the weather conditions.
The lesson here: Stay inside.
Heavy rains and high winds are ripping most of the Island, and the National Weather Service issued flood and wind advisories. The weather service also issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the area between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.