Flood advisory extended for Riverhead Town

With heavy rain continuing in the forecast for the Riverhead area, the National Weather Service extended a flood advisory until 2:30 p.m. today.

Town officials issued a weather and travel advisory at noon alerting residents of between 0.5 and 1 inches of additional rain, which may cause minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. The same rainfall amount has already fallen town-wide, the advisory read.

Although a flood advisory is issued when flooding is not expected to be bad enough to promote it to a flood warning, the National Weather Service urges people to stay aware, as the event may cause a significant inconvenience or dangerous situations if caution is not exercised.

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