THURSDAY'S TORNADO AND FLOODING
Cleanup continues from Thursday's tornado in Atlantic Beach in Nassau County as well as flooding across Long Island, but thankfully the weather overnight is decent overall.
UPDATE: The National Weather Service confirmed Friday evening that an EF-1 tornado was the cause of damage in Atlantic Beach, from 6:47 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. Thursday. It had an estimated peak wind of 97 mph. The tornado was on the ground for 0.36 miles, with a path width of 100 yards.
Rainfall totals hit 3 to 5 inches across parts of Nassau and Suffolk Counties between Thursday evening and Friday morning, which led to numerous instances of flash flooding.
OVERNIGHT
It is mainly cloudy sky a slight chance for an occasional shower. Most of the overnight into early Saturday morning will be dry. Low temperatures will start in the 60s Saturday morning.
FUTURE RADAR
Here is a look at the latest future radar for Long Island highlighting spotty rain chances over the weekend.
BOAT AND BEACH
EXTENDED FORECAST
OVERNIGHT: Mainly cloudy with a stray shower chance. Noticeably humid. Lows in the 60s into Saturday morning. Wind: northeast-east 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with spotty light showers or drizzle at times. Wind: northeast-east 5 to 15 mph. Highs around 75. Lows near 64.
SUNDAY: WEATHER TO WATCH --Mainly cloudy with scattered showers and a passing downpour or brief thunderstorm possible. Not a washout with even a few breaks of sun throughout the day. Highs around 80. Lows near 65.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs around 80 degrees. Lows near 62 degrees.
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs around 78 degrees. Lows near 63 degrees.
WEDNESDAY: Mainly sunny. Highs around 80 degrees. Lows near 67 degrees.
THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Highs around 79 degrees. Lows near 68 degrees.
FRIDAY: Sun and clouds. Chance for a shower or thunderstorm. Highs around 80 degrees. Lows near 67.