A state of emergency has been declared in Suffolk County in the wake of “catastrophic” flooding responsible for destroying roads, damaging cars and displacing hundreds from their homes Sunday night into Monday morning.
Suffolk County Executive Edward Romaine said “I am signing a declaration of emergency, which hopefully will get some aid to our locals business and homeowners,”
Town and county officials are still assessing the full scope of the damage but early estimates are already putting the cost at tens of millions of dollars thanks to overnight rainfall totals close to 10 inches.