Flash flood warning issued for Nassau County
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Nassau County, along with Queens and Brooklyn, that will be in effect until 1:30 p.m.
Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area, the service said. Between 1 and 1½ inches of rain have fallen already and additional rainfall of 1 to 2 inches are possible, according to the advisory. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly for small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding in Nassau include Levittown, Freeport, Valley Stream, Long Beach, Plainview, Garden City, Massapequa, Lynbrook, Farmingdale, Syosset, Mineola, Woodmere, Westbury and Jones Beach; in Queens: Rockaway Beach and Jamaica; and in Brooklyn: Coney Island, Crown Heights, Flatbush and Kennedy Airport.
The service urged drivers to be aware of surroundings and not to drive on flooded roads.
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