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These LI Communities Most Affected By Power Outages From Fast-Moving Storm That Topples Trees
Thousands were left without power on Long Island overnight as storms rocked the region, toppling trees, downing power lines, and prompting a tornado warning from the National Weather Service.
Storms caused devastating damage on Sunday, Nov. 15, bringing wind gusts of upwards of 45 mph, leaving hundreds still waiting to turn the lights back on as of Monday, Nov. 16, according to PSEG Long Island.
PSEG crews worked overnight on repairs across Long Island, though there were still 130 active outages impacting nearly 1,000 of the utility company’s 1,164,550 customers as of 9:20 a.m. on Monday.
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Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands On Long Island
Thousands on Long Island were left without power after an overnight storm brought rain and wind gusts to the region, sending tree limbs and power lines flying.
As of 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, crews from PSEG Long Island were still working to repair 154 active outages, which were impacting 5,081 of its 1,162,328 customers.
In Suffolk, 4,134 of PSEG’s 637,780 customers were still reporting outages:
Brookhaven: 2,818;
Southampton: 338;
Smithtown: 288;
East Hampton: 140;
Southold: 122;
Babylon: 120;
Huntington: 119;
Riverhead: 107;
Islip: 82.
In Nassau, 939 of PSEG’s 488,619 were sti…
Storms Knock Out Power On Long Island: Here's Latest Breakdown
Some on Long Island are still without power after a storm rolled through the region, bringing hail, rain, and wind gusts approaching 70 mph that sent tree limbs flying and downing power lines.
PSEG Long Island crews worked around the clock to make repairs following Thursday’s storms, with 26 outages still reported as of 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, impacting nearly 200 customers.
In Suffolk County, outages were still reported in Brookhaven (45), Islip (42), Southampton (15), Babylon, East Hampton, and Southold (less than five).
In Nassau County, outages were still being reported in Hempste…
New Isaias Power Outage Update: Estimated Restoration Times, LI Communities Most Affected
Some Long Islanders could be without power until early next week as PSEG continues working to repair nearly 20,000 outages three days after Tropical Storm Isaias wreaked havoc on the East Coast.
PSEG utility crews were working to repair 19,270 outages that were affecting 202,398 of their customers on Long Island as of 9:20 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7 as they continue clearing trees, limbs, wires, and debris.
According to PSEG, 85 percent of its customers should have power restored by the end of the day on Friday, while the estimated time for complete power restoration is 8:15 a.m. on Sunday, Aug…
Here's How Many Are Still Without Power After Damaging Storm Slams Long Island
Utility crews from PSEG Long Island worked through the night to restore power to more than 48,200 customers after thunderstorms struck the region, downing trees, and felling power lines.
As of 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, April 14, PSEG was still reporting 490 active outages, which were impacting 2,100 customers. In Nassau, there were still 476 outages, while Suffolk was reporting 1,617 customers still without power.
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Outages still being reported by town:
Huntington: 972;
North Hempstead: 268;
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East Farmingdale Wall Collapses During Height Of Powerful Storms
As strong storms ripped through Suffolk County, part of a building collapsed in high winds, sending debris over parked vehicles.
The incident took place around 9:35 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Maxus Worldwide Nutrition building on Executive Boulevard, in East Farmingdale, leaving a large hole in the side of the building, said the Suffolk police said.
Police said a K-9 unit and firefighters with thermal imaging cameras searched the area for victims, but no one was injured.
The fast-moving storms left some 36,000 Suffolk County customers without power Thursday evening, said PSEG Long Isl…
Thousands Still Without Power After Severe Storms Slam Suffolk
Power officials are bringing in extra crews and working non stop to restore power to tens of thousands of Long Island residents still without power following Sunday's powerful storms.
As of 9:30 a.m., Monday, July 1, there were 22,885 customers without power across Long Island, said PSEG Long Island spokesman Marko Cucci.
Suffolk County was hit the hardest. Hardest hit areas are in the towns of Islip, Huntington, Smithtown, and Babylon, the company said.
Additional personnel, including tree and line crews, have been deployed to continue to assess, repair damage and restore outages.
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