The Island averages more than 4 inches of rain in August, but just a 1/2 inch fell last month. The rainfall deficit has ...

Thunderstorms will kick off the weekend Friday in certain spots across Long Island, the National Weather Service says.

The phone call in the dead of night that woke Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Dan Panico one year ago Tuesday brought news of a power-packed thunderstorm that buffeted Suffolk's North Shore, worst of ...

All beaches in Westchester, New York City and Long Island are closed completely, or closed to swimming, through Thursday, Aug. 21, as Hurricane Erin makes its way up the Atlantic coast. Erin began its ...