Severe Storms Cause Widespread Damage, Power Outages Across Long Island and NYC

Storm Damage and Incidents

• 🌳 Downed trees caused significant damage across Long Island and New York City, hitting power lines and vehicles.
• 🚗 In Great Neck, a fallen tree onto power lines led to two cars catching fire.
• 💡 In Lindenhurst, high winds split a tree, knocking down power lines and utility poles, which then sparked a fire.
• 💥 Residents described hearing loud bangs and the sound of electricity pulsing as the storm raged.

Power Outages and Restoration Efforts

• ⚡ Thousands of customers reported power outages across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
• 📉 In Suffolk County, approximately 4,900 customers were without power, with another 2,500 in Nassau County.
• 🛠️ Utility crews were actively working to restore power, including replacing a downed utility pole in Lindenhurst.
• 🏠 Some residents experienced significant damage, such as a pulled-off mask from a house, while others felt lucky to have avoided worse.

Specific Incidents and Locations

• 📍 A tree fell onto a car on the Upper East Side in New York City.
• 📍 In Stony Brook, citizen app video showed a downed tree across a roadway and in front of a home.
• 📍 Further damage was reported in Baldwin, with a tree falling onto a car on Brooklyn Avenue.
• 📍 In Lindenhurst, a neighbor narrowly avoided his car being hit by a falling tree, missing it by an inch.