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City warns of coastal impacts from Hurricane Aaron; swimming likely to be prohibited
Summary
Long Beach city manager reported preparedness actions ahead of Hurricane Aaron — lifeguard chairs and mats were removed, coordination with Nassau County and utilities is ongoing, and swimming is likely to be prohibited over several days.
City Manager Dan Creighton told the Long Beach City Council on Aug. 19 the city has been monitoring Hurricane Aaron and taking precautionary steps to protect people and property.
"We have been closely monitoring hurricane Aaron since last week and held a roundtable exercise across departments to review our hurricane plan to ensure that we are prepared," Creighton said. He said the most likely local impacts are strong seas, rip currents, some beach erosion and a potential for moderately high winds.
As a precaution, the city has removed lifeguard chairs and trailers from the beach and removed the Mobi mats, Creighton said. He added it is "highly likely that we will be prohibiting swimming tomorrow through Friday in the interest of safety." Creighton urged residents to review preparedness plans and sign up for emergency notifications via the LB Ready page on the city website.
Creighton also said departments ran an interdepartmental tabletop exercise, and staff remain in close contact with New York State, Nassau County, utilities and neighboring governments to coordinate response and public messaging. He told the council he expects the storm impacts to be behind the city by Saturday.
Creighton gave operational notes for residents: tomorrow's scheduled free concert may be moved from the beach to Kennedy Plaza depending on conditions, and the city will post updates on its website and social media. He also reminded residents about Labor Day municipal closures and that the city will provide a preliminary beach revenue report at a future meeting.
The city did not declare an emergency at the council meeting; staff described precautionary operational steps and warned residents about expected surf and rip‑current conditions.
