This Morning's Bulletin — 7.31.25

Good Morning!

• The National Weather Service is warning of an enhanced threat of flash flooding this afternoon into this evening, with a widespread 1” to 2” of rain likely during times of thunderstorms on eastern Long Island and in southern Connecticut. They’re saying there could be as much as 3″ of rain locally, with most of the rain falling in a 3 to 6 hour period. A flood watch is in effect from 2 p.m. this afternoon into 2 p.m. Friday. The National Weather Service says there’s a 5 to 15 percent chance of “isolated to scattered instances of flash flooding of urban, poor drainage, and low-lying areas, as well as along quick responding rivers, streams and creeks.”

• Otherwise, we’re expecting partly sunny skies today, with a high temperature near 83 degrees and an east wind 6 to 10 miles per hour. The overnight low will be around 64, and we’re expecting showers to continue on Friday, with a high near 73 degrees. Saturday will be sunny, with a high near 80.

• A Suffolk County Supreme Court judge has struck down portions of Riverhead Town’s zoning rules regulating where cannabis dispensaries can be located, in the case of Tink & E, et al. v. Town of Riverhead, et al. The decision, filed on July 29, rules that state law supersedes the town’s restriction on cannabis dispensaries to 1,000 feet from a residential use, the town’s exemption for properties along commercial corridors and a minimum distance of 2,500 feet between dispensaries. This decision could pave the way for a dispensary in the former Suffolk County National Bank branch on Ostrander Avenue just north of Route 58, barring a successful appeal of the decision by Riverhead Town.

• Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead holds a New York Blood Center blood drive today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments can also be made online here.

• The Riverhead Town Board will hold a work session at 10 a.m. today. The agenda is expected to be posted here. The Southampton Town Board work session for today has been cancelled.

• Do you have plans for this evening? No? Grab three to five of your fabulous, but out of rotation, clothing and accessory items and swap them for three to five new-to-you winners at the North Fork Environmental Council’s Second Annual Clothing Swap Benefit at 6 p.m. at Borghese Vineyard in Cutchogue. This event supports the volunteer work of one of the North Fork’s most established environmental advocacy groups Here’s More Info.

• The Kazemde George Trio is slated to perform this evening at 6 p.m. at The Arts Center at Duck Creek, 127 Squaw Road in East Hampton. In case of rain, this performance is slated to move indoors, but stay tuned to their website for the latest.

• Looking ahead to this weekend, much-loved nature educator Tonito Valderrama gives a family-friendly workshop on Native American Zoomorphic Pinch Pots on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center in Bridgehampton. Find Out More.

The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:

July 31
Plum Gut Harbor: 3:07 a.m., 3:40 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 2:15 a.m., 2:48 p.m.
Greenport: 3:44 a.m., 4:17 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 4:37 a.m., 4:59 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 3:39 a.m., 4:12 p.m.
New Suffolk: 5:06 a.m., 5:39 p.m.
South Jamesport: 5:13 a.m., 5:46 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 2:09 a.m., 2:48 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 12:18 a.m.,12:57 p.m.

August 1
Plum Gut Harbor: 4:02 a.m., 4:35 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 1:25 a.m., 1:56 p.m.
Greenport: 4:39 a.m., 5:12 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 5:29 a.m., 5:49 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 4:34 a.m., 5:07 p.m.
New Suffolk: 6:01 a.m., 6:34 p.m.
South Jamesport: 6:08 a.m., 6:41 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 2:54 a.m., 3:31 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 1:03 a.m., 1:40 p.m.

And that’s the way things look at dawn’s light here today…

See you tomorrow,