🌱 Shirley's Twister Was LI's Strongest + ATV Mob

Get on up, Shirley-Mastic! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's what's happening today in Shirley-Mastic.

There were four confirmed tornadoes on Long Island Saturday. Shirley's was the worst. A mob of 50 to 100 ATV riders seen near Rocky Point may be the same seen in Shirley and Mastic recently.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and windy. High: 50 Low: 32.

Here are the top stories in Shirley-Mastic today:

1. The National Weather Service confirmed there were four total tornadoes that touched down on Long Island. Shirley's twister was the strongest, and the only EF-1. (News 12)
2. Patch talks to the owners of a new Oaxacan Mexican restaurant coming to Patchogue Village. Ruta Oaxaca will open in January. (Patch)
3. Peggy Spellman Hoey has details on three people who were charged after all-terrain vehicle crashes between Ridge and Riverhead on Sunday, after a mob of 50 to 100 bikers and ATV riders crowded Sound Avenue in Wading River. Some wondered if it was the same group recently seen in the Shirley-Mastic area. (Patch)
4. CBS New York talks to a Shirley woman whose house was hit by pieces of a neighbor's roof during Saturday's tornado. Denise Flores said her house shifted and has wood impaled into the sides. The tornado may have reached 110 miles per hour. (CBS New York)

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Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Peconic Bay Maternity, Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, 11 a.m.
• Get Crafty: Beading Workshop, Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, 4 p.m.
• Drop-In Craft: Thanksgiving Napkin Rings, Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, 5 p.m.

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• Girl Scouts of Suffolk County have tickets for the Smith Point Light Show. (Instagram)

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