Weather

Periods of heavy rain, combined with excessive runoff may lead to flooding of urban and poor drainage areas, the National Weather Service said.

A rapidly moving cold front moving through the area will bring potentially severe weather to the New York metro region today.

A winter storm warning has been issued for Long Island in advance of a coastal storm that’s expected to dump up to six inches of snow across the region tonight, according to the National Weather Service.

A winter storm watch is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Monday morning, with four to six inches of snow accumulations possible.

All roads are snow covered and slippery, Riverhead Police said in a press release this morning. Additional snow accumulations of up to two inches are possible.

The National Weather Service in Upton has posted a wind advisory through 9 o'clock Monday night. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph are expected.

A cold front will barrel through the tri-state region tonight causing strong winds with gusts up to 60 mph, according to a warning issued early this morning by the National Weather Service in Upton. A high wind warning is in effect from 10 p.m. tonight through 6 p.m. tomorrow.

The National Weather Service in New York has issued a winter weather advisory, which will be in effect from 3 p.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. Thursday.

(Updated: Tuesday, 6 a.m.) Mixed precipitation is expected with total snow and sleet accumulations of two to four inches and ice accumulations of up to 1/10 of an inch, according to the National Weather Service, which has issued a winter weather advisory for Tuesday.

A period of extreme cold is in the forecast as an arctic front passes through the region later today, bringing single-digit temperatures, wind chill values of 10-below, and the potential for snow squalls and freezing rain.