Severe weather

Riverhead residents and businesses that sustained damage in the July 4 storm are asked to complete a state damage assessment survey.

Reeves Beach is closed until further notice while the town engineering department undertakes extensive repairs to stabilize the bluff and rebuild the plaza around the gazebo.Officials expect the beach to be reopened this spring.

A tornado watch is in effect in Suffolk and Nassau counties today until 3 p.m.

Heavy rains and gusty winds from Tropical Depression IDA pummeled the New York metro region and parts of Long Island late in...

There is an enhanced risk for severe thunderstorms on Long Island, New York City and the entire New York metro region this afternoon into this evening, with the possibility of damaging winds and large hail, according to the National Weather Service in New York.

Thunderstorms accompanying a passing cold front later today may produce frequent lightning and large hail in our region, according to the National Weather Service.

“Damaging winds are the primary threat, though large hail and isolated tornadoes remain possible,” National Weather forecasters said.

Though hundreds were left without power locally, Riverhead and the North Fork escaped relatively unscathed from the powerful storm system that wreaked havoc across the eastern seaboard in the past 48 hours,