Nor'easter Gears Up For Next Round Sunday With Heavy Wind, Rain, Coastal Flooding: NWS

LONG ISLAND, NY — Long Islanders are in for another round of heavy rain, high winds, and coastal flooding as the first nor'easter of the season continues to slam the region Sunday.

According to Dave Radell, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Upton: "The three hazards remain the same: Wind, rain and coastal flooding. Things are on track here."

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As of Sunday morning, Radell said, the storm's low pressure system is located just off the Jersey Shore, south of Nassau County.

"And so, we will see the winds continuing for today," he said.

A high wind warning remains in effect for Long Island until midday with gusts of up to 50 miles per hour; overnight, gusts in the high 60s were reported, with some cases of wind gusts near 70 miles per hour reported, Radell said.

"These winds are no joke," he said.

Strong winds will continue to pummel Long Island through midday before beginning to taper off Sunday evening through Monday, Radell said.

As for rainfall, Sunday will bring drizzles and light rain, which will continue throughout the day, he said. "There's a chance of heavier rain showers Sunday night, after dinner through early Monday," Radell said. "The bottom line is the rain will continue on and off throughout the day today," he said.

Long Island, battered by coastal flooding, has one more high tide cycle Sunday; as of Sunday morning, conditions were expected to peak on the South Shore by about 10 a.m. or 11 a.m., depending upon location. Freeport was already starting to see impacts of coastal flooding earlier on Sunday morning, Radell said.

Southwest and south central Suffolk will see peak flooding conditions by late morning Sunday, he said.

Conditions will mirror the flooding seen on Saturday, with major flooding in some spots, but most areas seeing moderate flooding, he said.

Some areas will see 2 to 3 feet of water inundation during the high tide, Radell said. But, while there will be additional coastal flooding Sunday night and Monday, that flooding is expected to be "a lot less impactful," as the storm winds down, he said.

On Monday, conditions will finally begin to improve as the low pulls away from the Long Island region, Radell said.

Monday morning will still see showers, but the soggy skies are expected to clear out by mid-afternoon, he said.

"The good news is we have a couple of nice, dry days ahead through the end of the week, with highs rebounding into the upper 60s and low 70s. We just have to get through the next 24 hours and then we can enjoy the rest of the week," Radell said.