Elsa Hits Oyster Bay: Share Your Photos With Patch

OYSTER BAY, NY — Tropical Storm Elsa churned up the East Coast Thursday night into Friday, unleashing gusty winds and causing widespread flooding throughout Long Island.

As of late Friday morning, Elsa dumped nearly four inches of rain across the region — with Matinecock and Babylon getting the worst of the flooding. The latest rain totals can be found here.

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said she thought the storm did not hit the area as dramatically as predicted.

"We fared pretty well," the Democrat said.

While Nassau County seemed to fare better than other parts of the East Coast — like North Florida and South Georgia — it did report downed trees, widespread power outages, and stranded motorists on flooded roads.

It all added up to some remarkable videos shared on social media. We've compiled a few of them below:

"You have to have some fun." Kids along a flooded street in Glen Cove. #Elsa leaves behind chest deep water. 3 cars submerged pic.twitter.com/zunlzMQmiv
— GREG CERGOL4NY (@GREGCERGOL4NY) July 9, 2021

⁦@News12LI⁩ ⁦@alexsmironenko⁩ ⁦@blambo34⁩ Elsa rain in Merrick Long Island pic.twitter.com/zYnIyWlUyr
— Nick Terranova (@nickhvac00) July 9, 2021

DEVELOPING: Cars getting towed along Viola Drive at Glen Cove near Locust Valley border. #flooding lasts several blocks #elsa #longisland pic.twitter.com/Px4RlkpRwn
— Stacey Sager (@staceysager7) July 9, 2021

How To Share Photos

Patch wants to see your best photos of this week's storm.

Email pictures that you have taken and have permission to share to [email protected]. By submitting them, you are giving us the right to reproduce them on our website and social media.