Weather

Riverhead Police are advising downtown residents to move their vehicles out of the Peconic River parking lot due to expected moderate to major flooding to flood-prone coastal areas during Monday morning's high-tide cycle.

The National Weather Service has issued high wind and coastal flood warnings for Riverhead and the North Fork for overnight tonight and tomorrow morning, for tropical storm force winds gusting to 55-60 mph and potential coastal flooding of 3 feet above ground.

Rain, strong winds and a full moon will converge to create the potential for major coastal flooding — up to 3 feet above ground — along the Peconic Bay and the Peconic Riverfront during the high tide cycle Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service. A coastal flood watch is in effect.

An arctic front moving into the region will bring bitter cold temperatures and blustery winds, resulting in wind-chill values between 0° and -10° late tonight through early afternoon tomorrow.

A winter storm warning has been issued for Suffolk County, effective from midnight tonight until noon Friday.

A snowfall of 4 to 6 inches is expected on Long Island overnight tonight and Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

People returning to work and school after the holiday break will be dealing with the first accumulating snowfall of the winter on their way home this afternoon: 1-3 inches of snow is expected, according to the National Weather Service, which has issued a winter weather advisory for our area.

A power outage spanning from Shoreham to Aquebogue left more than 2,000 customers without electricity this afternoon, according to PSEG Long Island's outage map.

The strong low pressure system is expected to produce rainfall totals of 2 to 5 inches, with locally higher amounts are possible, the National Weather Service said in a statement. A coastal flood advisory is in effect through 8 p.m. and a wind advisory is in effect from 6 p.m. through noon tomorrow.

A rapidly developing low pressure system south of Long Island produce heavy rainfall across the region late tonight and tomorrow, with the potential for strong winds tomorrow.