The Riverhead Country Fair has been canceled this year due to the inclement weather predicted for the region on Sunday.
A nor’easter is expected to bear down on the Long Island-NYC area Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service forecast. The weather service has issued a high wind watch and a coastal flood watch from Sunday afternoon through Sunday night.
Northeast winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph are possible, the weather service said in a hazardous weather outlook statement. Flooding of vulnerable and flood-prone coastal and shoreline areas, including along the Peconic RIver, is expected, according to the weather service.
Significant coastal impacts are possible Sunday into Monday, the weather service said. A long duration rainfall event is expected with forecast amounts 1.5 to 3 inches, highest closer to the coast. This
could lead to minor nuisance/poor drainage flooding.
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