SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Southampton city officials continue to monitor flooding after Mother Nature hit Long Island with torrential rain Sunday night, prompting road closures, water rescues and water-filled basements in many areas.
According to Ryan Murphy, the city of Southampton's code compliance and emergency management manager: “So far, we have flooding in many of our normal low-lying/vulnerable spots in the city.”
The National Weather Service reported that although Bridgehampton residents saw about 4.40 inches of rain, Hampton Bays had a total of 6.51 inches.
“Parts of Dune Road have decent standing water, but generally it's still passable if people drive slowly and carefully,” Murphy told Patch. “Some road edges are also experiencing flooding in the same places as most of the storms. There were a few trees down, but not many.”
Compared to other areas, Southampton came out relatively unscathed, Murphy said. “Overall, I think we held up well. Anytime we get significant rainfall, especially in a reduced amount of time, we see the storm drains overflow. We should continue to see the water recede as the drains have some time to catch up today.”
Also, Murphy added: “We are still assessing the impact on the beaches from some of the wave action over the last couple of days. We have concerns that this is a strong start to the beach erosion season. Our beaches took quite a hit last year and will we could really use more time to heal and recover We are concerned about the effects of additional and future erosion on our beaches without some major federal intervention from the Army Corps of Engineers.”
