Flash flood warning in effect for Nassau County

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With Tropical Storm Henri dumping heavy rain across Long Island a flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service for Nassau County through 7:15 p.m. on Sunday,

Long Island sidestepped a direct landfall strike of the storm that hit Eastern Long Island and New England harder. The tropical storm warning for the bi-county region remains in effect, according to NWS.

As of 2 p.m., Henri was five miles north of the western part of Rode Island with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.

In the Five Towns, a few roads were reported flooded during the day, including a section of West Broadway.

As of 4:45 p.m., PSEG Long Island reported one power outage with less than five customers affected in the Five Towns.