Blizzard Warning Issued for Suffolk County The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for our area beginning tomorrow at 1:00 a.m. through 1:00 a.m. Friday. The advisory is associated with a large and powerful nor’easter which is now taking form off the coast of Florida and is expected to ride up the east coast.
While the greatest snowfall amounts are expected to be northeast of Long Island, meteorologists expect that we may see as much as 10 inches of snow combined with high winds exceeding 45 MPH that will cause near blizzard conditions. Additionally, this storm poses a risk of coastal flooding in the Western Long Island Sound. Please monitor local media coverage or the National Weather Service for up-to-date weather forecasts and notifications. For your safety and the safety of emergency responders, please adhere to all travel restrictions and advisories that may be issued.
For you convenience, I have listed some important emergency and non-emergency contact numbers to help you get through the storm should you need assistance:
PSEGLI Outages – 800-490-0075 Police Emergency – 911* Police Non-emergency – (631) 852-2677, (631-852-COPS) Town of Brookhaven Highway Department - (631) 451-9200** Suffolk County Department of Public Works – (631) 852-4070*** Village of Belle Terre – (631) 928-0020 Village of Old Field – (631) 941-9412 Village of Poquott – (631) 476-4043 Village of Port Jefferson Department of Public Works – (631) 473-4733
FIRE/RESCUE (Non-emergency Numbers):Mount Sinai – (631) 473-2418 Port Jefferson – (631) 473-8910 Port Jefferson Volunteer Ambulance – (631) 473-2519 Setauket – (631) 941-4900 Stony Brook – (631) 751-0460 Terryville – (631) 473-1224
SCHOOL DISTRICTS:Comsewogue – (631) 474-8100 Mount Sinai – (631) 870-2500 Port Jefferson – (631) 791-4500 Three Village – (631) 730-4000
*Please do not call 911 or other emergency telephone lines unless you are in need of assistance with an immediate physical or medical emergency.
**Responsible for all roads in the district (outside of incorporated villages) except County Road 97 and New York State Routes 112, 25A and 347.
***For emergency issues on county roads such as Nicolls Road (CR 97) only.
Additional information, notifications and details may be posted by Suffolk County’s Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services as the storm develops and impacts our area. Click here to visit the Department’s information page. |