No Evacuations on Long Island Planned
Posted by
BruceB on 9/1/2010, 4:42 pm
At a 2 p.m. news conference Wednesday on Hurricane Earl preparations, Suffolk Executive Steve Levy said the county does not plan to evacuate residents because it appears unlikely that the storm will hit Long Island straight on.
Levy, who was joined by county emergency management officials, also said shelters had been identified, but none were scheduled to be open at this time.
However, federal authorities are expected to close camp sites as the storm nears. The state may follow suit, while New York City is taking a wait and see approach.
Levy urged "rogue surfers" not to chase waves as the storm approaches. Forecasters say Earl is expected to affect New York on Friday.
Levy said spring storms this year were bad for the Island, and now Earl is a "real pile on."
This is a tough call for the County Executive. I hope they're not putting the tourist industry on Long Island first before the safety of residents. Better to err on the side of safety I think. |
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