Hope you're all having a great time. This is just another voice to echo the calls for caution in the coming days. As per Accuweather.com, a significant storm is heading to the neighborhood. They contend, "Winds as strong as predicted can knock down trees, cause damage property and make loose objects into projectiles. Walking, standing or driving through areas where there is a canopy of trees may be very dangerous during the storm." By Friday, Accuweather predicts that it will be about 35 degrees with a significant risk for a thin layer of snow.
Clearly, this is not a storm to be played with.
Citing the National Weather Service, the Village of Freeport's Office of Emergency Management issued this warning at approximately 10:00 PM:
"FREEPORT'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS ISSUING THIS WEATHER NOTICE TO FREEPORT RESIDENTS, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2018
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM
7:30 AM FRIDAY MORNING TO 11 AM
8:30 PM FRIDAY EVENING TO 11:30 PM
8 AM SATURDAY MORNING TO 11 AM AND
9 PM SATURDAY EVENING TO 12:30 AM SUNDAY MORNING.
ALSO A HIGH WIND WARNING 11 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING.
WINDS EXPECTED TO BE 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 60 MPH
RESIDENTS SHOULD PLAN ON MOVING PERSONNEL PROPERTY AND THEIR CARS TO HIGHER GROUND DURING THESE TIDE CYCLES. WITH THE HIGH WINDS PLEASE TIE DOWN ANY LOSE ITEMS IN YOUR YARD
FREEPORT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS MONITORING THIS IMPENDING EVENT AND WILL KEEP EVERYONE UPDATED AS NEEDED.
What that basically means is that the southern end of Freeport can expect significant flooding, especially during high tide. We can also expect some significant wind damage on Long Island, in general, with the potential for power outages. Then there's the rain which may turn to snow! What fun!
If you need to stock up on any goods, do so between the times listed above, in particular between 11:00 AM and 8:30 PM. This will be early enough in the day that you won't get caught in the snow, and the risk of flooding is reduced.
The Weekly Freeporter is a freely available, but no-longer-weekly publication by Jesse Pohlman, who also writes science-fiction and fantasy novels you can pick up on Amazon. It typically only comes out of retirement for weather/safety purposes.
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