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Aug 18
Humid & Unsettled
published by John Heyman
6:34pm, Aug. 18, 2011

Humidity increased quite a bit today across Long Island as a southerly breeze took over. Dewpoints climbed through the 60's and are hovering near the 70 degree mark, which is a very uncomfortable level. With the humidity in place and a slow-moving cold front heading our way, scattered thunderstorms will be possible over the next 24 to 36 hours. Most of the storms today have been confined to areas just north and west of Long Island. But as we move through the evening a few storms will be possible.

Heading into tomorrow, scattered storms will be a bit more likely on Long Island as the cold front moves closer. The storms could happen at any time, but will be most likely during the afternoon and evening. Any of the storms could put down a lot of rain in a hurry, so localized flooding will be the biggest concern.

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Aug 17
A Well Deserved Break
published by Brian Fitzgerald
9:36am, Aug. 17, 2011

The rain has finally come to an end! Over 10 inches of rain in total fell across parts of Long Island from this past weekend through yesterday. Today the sunshine returns and the temperatures spike back into the 80's. Unfortunately the dry weather is short lived, showers and storms return Thursday evening and Friday.

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Aug 16
Rainstorm Exits
published by John Heyman
6:35pm, Aug. 16, 2011

A slow-moving area of low pressure brought torrential downpours to Long Island Saturday night through much of Sunday. Rain showers continued right through much of Monday as well causing some widespread flooding damage. Lido Beach reported the highest storm total of 10.87", which is nearly a foot of rainfall! Wantagh recorded 10.54" of rain while North Massapequa got 10.11" of rain. In Suffolk County, West Islip received the highest rain total of 9.18".
Fortunately, that storm is finally pulling away and we saw some breaks of sunshine this afternoon. In the wake of this system, Long Island will enjoy a picture perfect day weather-wise on Wednesday with plenty of sunshine, low humidity, and highs in the low to mid 80's. The next chance of rain will arrive Thursday night through Friday, but that storm won't bring nearly as much rainfall as the weekend deluge.

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Aug 12
Split Weekend
published by John Heyman
5:19pm, Aug. 12, 2011

We are kicking the weekend off in fine style across Long Island this Friday evening. The weather is picture perfect with clear skies, light winds, low humidity, and comfortably mild temperatures. We'll enjoy another comfortably cool night tonight as temperatures will fall into the 50's in many areas.
Saturday will be gorgeous again with sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 80's during the afternoon. Humidity will increase, so it will certainly feel warmer than it has over the past 48 hours. But overall, Saturday will be the best day of the weekend for outdoor plans.
By Sunday, we will be looking at mostly cloudy skies and humid conditions. An area of low pressure heading eastward out of the Great Lakes will also give us a chance of showers and thunderstorms. The showers and storms will be possible at any time, but most likely during the afternoon and evening. Highs on Sunday will be near 80 degrees.

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Aug 11
Nice Weather Ahead
published by John Heyman
8:00pm, Aug. 11, 2011

We enjoyed a great day across Long Island with sunny skies and low humidity. A refreshing northwesterly wind added to the comfortable feel of the day. Heading into tonight, we will enjoy one of the coolest nights we have had in quite some time. Low temperatures will be in the 50's across most of Long Island. Friday will be another great day with sunny skies, low humidity, and highs in the low 80's. The weekend will feature increasing humidity, so get out and enjoy the wonderful weather on Friday!

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Aug 4
3rd Hottest July On Record
published by John Heyman
6:38pm, Aug. 04, 2011

At Islip MacArthur Airport, this past July was the 3rd hottest on record. The average temperature, which takes into account both the afternoon highs and morning lows, was 77.6 degrees. Normally, our average temperature in July is 74.1 degrees so we were 3.5 degrees above average for the month. The record for the hottest July was set in 1999 when the average temperature was 78.6 degrees.

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Aug 2
Viewer Video: Hailstorm at Ronald McDonald House of Long Island
published by kkalotschke
6:54am, Aug. 02, 2011

FiOS1 News viewer Christopher Cosentino sent us this video of yesterday's hailstorm that swept through the area. You can see windows being broken by the large hailstones and Christopher said that several employees' car windows were shattered as well.

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Aug 1
Hail Storm Hits Hempstead
published by tvineeth
6:01pm, Aug. 01, 2011

HEMPSTEAD — It's a night of severe weather for the island and a hail storm raged in Hempstead. These videos were shot on Peninsula Boulevard and shows varying sizes of hail smacking the cars. A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 10 p.m.

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Jul 26
Is the Heat Gone??
published by Brian Fitzgerald
9:30am, Jul. 26, 2011

Extreme heat and humidity have been the norm over the past week or so, but will it continue? The trend so far would lean towards yes. Here is why...If you compare 2011 so far to past years we have already left some of them in the dust. At the recording station in Islip we have seen 9 days so far this year above 90 degrees, and keep in mind we haven't reached August yet. Now if you take that number and compare it to 6 total days above 90 degrees in 2008, and 3 total days in 2009 you can get an idea of how hot it has been.

2010 was a bit of a freak event with 17 total days, and with the total days so far this year getting ready to hit double digits it is certainly not out of the question for us to reach or surpass that number.

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Jul 23
List of Cooling Centers
published by admin
10:50am, Jul. 23, 2011

NASSAU COUNTY

Town of Hempstead:
Expected Hours of Operation: Saturday & Sunday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., unless specified otherwise.

  • Baldwin Senior Center, 1810 N. Grand Ave., Baldwin, (516) 546-7110
  • Bellmore Senior Center, 2000 Bellmore Ave., Bellmore, (516) 221-9696.
  • Elmont Senior Center, 138 Elmont Rd., Elmont, (516) 354-4777.
  • Franklin Square Senior Center, 1182 Martha Pl. Franklin Square, (516) 328-3010.
  • Green Acres Senior Center, 400 Flower Rd., Valley Stream, (516) 872-8810.
  • Levittown Senior Center, 555 N. Newbridge Rd., Levittown, (516) 433-5454.
  • Merrick Senior Center, 2550 Clubhouse Road, Merrick, (516) 868-4777. Open until 4:45 p.m.
  • Oceanside Senior Center, 2900 Rockaway Ave., Oceanside, (516) 766-8888.
  • Rosa Parks Senior Center, 2 Babylon Tpke., Roosevelt (516) 867-1612.
  • Salisbury Senior Center, 460 Salisbury Park Drive, Westbury, (516) 333-5440.
  • Uniondale-Hempstead Senior Center, 840 Uniondale Ave., Uniondale (516) 292-1313.
  • Uniondale-Merrick Senior Center, 750 Jerusalem Ave., Uniondale (516) 538-5050.
  • Wantagh Senior Center, 1150 Seamans Neck Rd., Wantagh (516) 785-8505

Rockville Centre:

  • The Anderson Recreation Center, 111 Oceanside Road (516) 678-9238. Open Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Town of Oyster Bay:

  • William P. Bennett Hicksville Community Center, 28 Carl Street, Hicksville (516) 797-7900. Open Saturday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

For more information, contact the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management at (516) 573-0636.

SUFFOLK COUNTY

  • Suffolk Executive Steve Levy and Islip Town officials designate the Caesar Trunzo Senior Center in Brentwood an official county “cooling center” to accommodate those seeking refuge from the heat. The center is located at 16 2nd Avenue in Brentwood.
  • The Town of Riverhead will open its Senior and Human Resources Center for residents of the Town that are unable to accommodate themselves during the heat. The Center is located at 60 Shade Tree Lane in Aqueboque.

There is no information about whether these centers are providing weekend hours. For more emergency preparedness information, visit the Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management website at www.suffolkcountyny.gov.

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