Officials say Suffolk County has declared a state of emergency following heavy overnight rain.
Stony Brook fire officials say they got a call around 3:30 a.m. Monday, when they arrived fire crews were able to evacuate about six homes out of precaution. Those homes were deemed safe after the road collapsed and those who were evacuated were allowed to return home.
All of the water from Mill Pond was pushed out into the Sound and other surrounding waterways due to the storm. The last time that happened was 1910.
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