Suffolk County, including the Hamptons, battened down Saturday for the possibility of a direct hit from Hurricane Henri , as residents rushed to stock up in …
Suffolk County, including the Hamptons, battened down Saturday for the possibility of a direct hit from Hurricane Henri, as residents rushed to stock up in supermarkets, worried summer revelers streamed out of the East End and officials issued a voluntary evacuation order for Fire Island. “We are urging residents and visitors of Fire Island to come off the island, to leave Fire Island today for their own safety,” Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said during a press conference at the Bay Shore afternoon Bellone noted that there is a question about whether Henri will remain a hurricane or be downgraded to a tropical storm when it reaches Long Island sometime Sunday. The storm was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane Saturday morning.
