More than a dozen Long Island beaches have been closed on the first day of Memorial Day weekend because of bad weather, officials said.
The Nassau County Department of Health said 14 North Shore and five South Shore beaches are closed on Saturday because storm water runoff can elevate bacterial levels in bathing water.
The closings were referred to as a precautionary measure.
Here's the full list of closed beaches:
North Shore:
Centre Island Sound
Creek Club
Lattingtown Beach
Laurel Hollow Beach
Morgan Sound
North Hempstead Beach Park
Piping Rock Beach Club
Prybil Beach
Ransom Beach
Roosevelt Beach
Sea Cliff Village Beach
Soundside Beach
Stehli Beach
Tappen Beach
and
South Shore:
Biltmore Beach Club
Hewlett Point Beach
Island Park Beach
Merrick Estates Civic Association
Philip Healey Beach
