Weather forecast: Strong winds, heavy rain Tuesday night through Wednesday
Jeff Adams, and his wife Suzette, of Tennessee, walk along Smith Point Beach in Shirley as they collect shells along the shore on Monday. The couple is in town visiting Jeff’s mom. Credit: Newsday / James Carbone
A storm moving in Tuesday night is predicted to wallop Long Island with strong winds and heavy rain through Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.
The system could bring between 2 to 3 inches of rain to most of Long Island and wind gusts up to 60 mph for eastern Long Island, the weather service said in a Monday advisory.
Forecasters said there is "potential for damaging winds" for eastern Long Island, including sustained winds of 25 mph to 35 mph, that could knock down tree limbs, power lines, making some power outages likely and cause "some holiday decorations [to be] blown around."
A high wind watch, a gale watch and a storm watch will be in effect Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening for eastern Long Island. Sustained winds of more than 20 mph and gusts topping 50 mph are forecast for the remainder of Long Island.
The heavy rain is expected to begin Tuesday night with up to three-quarters of an inch of rain possible, and nearly another two inches possible Wednesday.
The weather service said the storm could also shift west as it gets closer.
The rain is expected to last through Wednesday night before temperatures drop Thursday, which is expected to still be breezy with highs in the 30s and lows in the low 20s.
The cold weather is forecast to continue with another chance of rain Sunday as temperatures return to the 50s.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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