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Hurricane forecasters have raised the threat level for the NYC area to "extreme," although the most reliable model shows the storm making landfall somewhere around mid-Long Island. Fire Island residents are standing by for word of evacuation orders. In related news, my mom is emailing me hurricane preparedness tips. From Florida.
Labels: Fire Island, NYC, weather