Lengthy Island storm harm: Cleanup underway after extreme climate causes energy outages, fires, downed timber
ROCKY POINT, Lengthy Island (WABC) — Individuals on Lengthy Island are hoping to not see a repeat after Thursday evening’s storms, which prompted harm, together with fires, and knocked out energy for hundreds of individuals.
The winds toppled timber in a number of cities, and on Friday, faculties in Central Islip and Amityville are being dismissed early as a result of warmth.
In Massapequa, the facility strains are nonetheless down, and PSE&G crews are working to restore it proper now.
There was an enormous tree that fell throughout one garden on the town, lacking a house however taking down energy strains within the course of.
“It was a bit of stunning this morning if you see timber down in all places however I did not anticipate it to be this heavy and this windy,” mentioned Massapequa resident Christ Jurasits.
On the South Shore of Lengthy Island neighbors had been shocked to get up Friday morning and see timber fallen and energy strains pulled down from the extreme thunderstorms, which prompted alerts from the Nationwide Climate Service.
On the North Shore in Suffolk County, many communities sustained harm, together with in Rocky Level, the place the fireplace division responded to 17 alarms in simply over an hour Thursday evening, and 6 different departments aided within the response.
There are nonetheless timber and wires down. On Lengthy Island, there have been 1,108 energy outages from the storms.
Over in New York Metropolis, there have been 2,780 energy outages due to the storms and warmth. Con Edison crews had been seen making repairs Friday afternoon in Center Village, Queens.
The climate inflicting quite a lot of points for individuals.
Lori Herbert lives on Ridge Street in Rocky Level and was grateful that she listened to the warnings and stayed indoors as a tree on her property got here crashing down onto her automobile within the driveway.
“I bought the textual content that there was going to be a storm keep away from the home windows, and I heard a few bolts of lightning and a loud crash and right here we’re, my automobile is shot,” Hebert mentioned.
Herbert mentioned some volunteers from her church helped minimize the tree up and eliminated it from her automobile. She’s one in all many individuals cleansing up from the mess these storms prompted Thursday evening.
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