East Farmindale, NY- The rain from Tropical Storm Elsa fell so fast on parts of Long Island that many of the area’s roadways during “rush hour” became impassable. Several motorists on Friday morning found themselves stuck in flash flood waters on roadways including the southbound travel lanes of the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway in Bethpage by exit 8 Powell Avenue, both directions of Route 110 just north of Conklin Street in East Farmingdale and on Sunrise Highway in Massapequa by Unqua Rd. Flooding and ponding was also found on major roadways including the Long Island Expressway westbound by Deer Park Ave and Bagatelle Rd, the Southern State Parkway in both directions by Route 110 and the Wantagh State Parkway, the Wantagh Parkway both directions by Exit 5 and on the Northern State Parkway by Wolf Hill Rd and Route 106/7.
Photo: Southern State Parkway at Route 110 on July 9, 2021, photo by INFORM/NYS DOT 511
