Town Braces As Tropic Storm Isais Barrels Toward Area

NORTH FORK, NY — With winds picking up and residents beginning to lose power — and Suffolk County under a tropical storm warning Tuesday — Southold Town is braced for the worst.

The town's emergency management team has been in preparation for a few days and is monitoring the storm, Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell said, adding that the town's emergency management operations center will be activated at 2 p.m.

"We have lined up added personnel to respond in the field, if necessary, and have staff on standby if we need to open the Peconic School as a shelter," Russell said.

The National Weather Service predicts swells of up to 10 ft. and wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour due to Tropical Storm Isaias, officials said. The National Weather Service predicts a dangerous rip current threat that will affect all Atlantic Ocean beaches.