Aug. 28: Stay Inside for Irene, Hurricane News Roundup

Hurricane Irene is expected to reach Long Island Sunday morning. Here is a roundup of important information about the storm that you should know:

1. Officials are stating that if you have not already evacuated to stay where you are. However if you absolutely need to get to a shelter, , 177 Granny Rd. in Farmingville, is the closest one to the Patchogue area. Shelter is also available at  in Middle Island.

2. Power outages to appear across Suffolk County. Keep checking back to Patch as well as LIPA’s Storm Center for updates. LIPA also has an outage hotline at 1-800-490-0075 if electricity is lost.

3. Long Island was put on a tornado watch late Saturday night. To find out more about what this means, .

4. Have a pet? Here are .

5. Patchogue's homes and businesses spent Friday and Saturday securing their property. .

6. Patch is live blogging through Hurricane Irene. .

7. Want to know what Hurricane Irene has been like for evacuees? Patch rode on the bus from Village Hall to Sachem East High School and talked to residents in this . Also, Patch spoke with a one day after moving in.

8. Help Patch report Hurricane Irene by emailing us photos, videos and your perspectives of the storm to michael@patch.com. Also follow @PatchoguePatch on Twitter and our Facebook page for instant updates.