Politics & Government
Southold Town Emergency Shelters Open Sunday at 5 p.m.
Supervisor to declare state of emergency, recommends evacuation for those in flood-prone areas.
Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell and the Office of Emergency Management released a statement Saturday afternoon recommending that all Southold Town residents residing in low-lying areas of the Town prone to flooding/erosion should evacuate to a safe location, and that a state of emergency will be declared as of 5 p.m. Sunday.
The following Southold Town shelters will be available beginning on Sunday at 5 p.m.
Mattituck High School
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Fishers Island School
Click here for emergency management updates on the Southold Town website.
Find a chart of important numbers to call below:
Important Contact Information
Entity
Phone Number
Emergency
911
Police Non-Emergency
631-765-2600
Office of Emergency Management
631-765-2784
Human Resource Center
631-298-4460
Highway Department
631-765-3140
Northfork Animal Welfare League
631-765-1811
Cablevision
631-727-6300
LIPA
800-490-0075
Keyspan
800-490-0045
Long Island Rail Road
516-822-5477
FEMA
800-621-3362
NYS Emergency Management Office
518-292-2200
Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management
631-852-4900
Read more about the dangers of flooding during Hurricane Sandy here.
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