Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Suffolk County, New York. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
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Alerts in force2
Every product in force for Suffolk County, worst first, with its full text.
Rip Current Statement
Moderate
Rip Current Statement issued September 22 at 2:47AM EDT until September 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Issued Until 8 hr 37 min left
Areas Kings (Brooklyn), NY; Southwest Suffolk, NY; Southeast Suffolk, NY; Southern Queens, NY; Southern Nassau, NY
Full text
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.
* WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast
Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties.
* WHEN...Today and again on Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all
people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches
should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the
best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The high rip current risk likely persists
through late week.
What to do
If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with
you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax
and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in
a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face
the shore and yell or wave for help.
Rip Current Statement issued September 22 at 2:47AM EDT until September 23 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Begins Until 32 hr 37 min left
Areas Kings (Brooklyn), NY; Southwest Suffolk, NY; Southeast Suffolk, NY; Southern Queens, NY; Southern Nassau, NY
Full text
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.
* WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast
Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties.
* WHEN...Today and again on Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all
people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches
should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the
best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The high rip current risk likely persists
through late week.
What to do
If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with
you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax
and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in
a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face
the shore and yell or wave for help.
In the past year the National Weather Service issued 150 alerts for Suffolk County, including 11 severe thunderstorm warnings, 3 coastal flood warnings, 3 flash flood warnings and 3 snow squall warnings.
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.
Nearby
The counties around Suffolk County, with what is in force in each.
The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch
Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory
A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement
Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.
Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.
Sources
Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.
