Major Flooding Expected in Lindenhurst Saturday During Winter Storm

The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood watch for parts of Long Island, including Lindenhurst, for Saturday, warning that major flooding may occur around high tide.

The flood watch will be in effect from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. Saturday. High tide in Lindenhurst is at 9:48 p.m. A blizzard watch is also in effect from Saturday morning until Sunday afternoon.

Here are the details on the flood watch:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY EVENING. WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO FORECAST DURING THE SATURDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE.

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH SHORE OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK HARBOR.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * BEACH EROSION...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ON THE SHORE OF LONG ISLAND MAY RESULT IN EROSION OF DUNES AND LOCALIZED OVERWASH FOR THE BARRIER BEACHES FROM FIRE ISLAND AND POINTS WEST.

* TIMING...DURING THE SATURDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE CYCLE.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO LOCALIZED MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS. LIVES MAY BE AT RISK FOR PEOPLE WHO PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM/S WAY. ISOLATED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY BE OBSERVED. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.