A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for LI on Thursday

Parts of Long Island will experience winds of up to 60 miles per hour, hail and heavy rain, the National Weather Service said.

May 23, 2024, 10:01 a.m. EDT

LONG ISLAND, NY – A severe weather warning is in effect for parts of Long Island starting this morning Thursday.

Areas including Sag Harbor, Springs, Montauk and Southold were under a severe thunderstorm warning until 10:15 a.m., according to the National Weather Service office in Upton. The storm was expected to bring damaging heavy winds up to 60 mph and quarter-strength hail and heavy rain.

Next, a new thunderstorm warning was issued for Nassau County and adjacent parts of Suffolk, with damaging winds of 60 mph and up to three-quarters of an inch of rain, the NWS said. The storm is expected to last about three hours, the NWS said.

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