Flash flood warnings extended
Two women walk across the parking lot at Airport Plaza shopping in Farmingdale on Monday. Credit: Rick Kopstein
The National Weather Service has extended a flash flood warning in effect for areas of Suffolk County until 3:30 p.m. Monday.
Areas where Doppler radar indicates thunderstorms producing heavy rain and the potential for flooding of roads, underpasses, low-lying areas and small creeks and streams include: Islip, Brentwood, Deer Park, Lindenhurst, Babylon, West Islip, Copiague, Amityville, East Islip, Bay Shore, North Bay Shore, Central Islip, Ronkonkoma, Melville, Sayville, Wyandanch, Bohemia, Robert Moses State Park, Gilgo State Park and Captree State Park.
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