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Update: Tornado Warning in Suffolk County Expires
However, severe storms are capable of producing dangerous winds.
UPDATE: The tornado warning issued Friday afternoon for parts of central Suffolk County has expired.
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Suffolk County for Friday afternoon, in addition to earlier severe thunderstorm warnings.
The weather service said a strong thunderstorm in Islip moving north at 40 miles an hour is capable of producing a tornado.
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A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect for the East End and other parts of Suffolk County through Friday evening.
If a tornado were to hit, then the NWS said the safest place to be is in the lowest floor of the house.
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The storms are expected to clear out of the area by approximately 4 p.m., NWS representatives said.
In Riverhead all Stotzky Park ball fields, including the north soccer field will be closed for the day. USSI Golf is canceled; the skate park is also closed for the entire day.
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