WEATHER: High Winds Brings Water to Dunes

Even with low tide around 8:30 a.m. Friday morning, the ocean water reached the makeshift dunes in Long Beach.

High tide is expected around 2:30 p.m. Some readers have also reported flooding on streets in the West End.

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A High Wind Warning remains in effect until noon Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

Winds of this magnitude could down trees and tree limbs, power lines and holiday decorations, and cause minor property damage. Numerous power outages will also be possible.

As of 1:33 p.m., the Long Island Power Authority is reporting 3,026 outages across Long Island. Outages topped 13,000 at one point Friday morning. More than 30 outages were reported in Long Beach. According to the outage map, a crew is assigned to an outage in Lido Beach.

To report and outage to LIPA:

• Via text message: Text OUT to myLIPA (695472). Requires registration.
• Log on to www.lipower.org from your mobile device to report and receive outage information and get storm safety tips
• Report an outage by phone: Call 1-800-490-0075. When reporting an outage, we encourage you to use the option of providing a phone number so that we can call you back with service restoration updates.

Rain is forecast for the remainder of Friday, with winds at 25 to 28 mph and gusts as high as 44 mph. The temperature is expected to dip to 33 Friday night.

This story was last updated at 1:46 p.m. on Dec. 21.