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Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect, With 60 Mph-plus Wind Gusts Expected, Tornadoes Possible
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for a large portion of the Northeast.
It's in effect until 11 p.m. Saturday, July 17.
Damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour are the main threat with any thunderstorm that becomes severe, the National Weather Service said in issuing the watch.
Torrential downpours, frequent lightning, and flash flooding are all possible, along with quarter-size hail.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until Sunday morning, July 18.
Earlier report: Severe Storms Expected With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Drenching Downpours, Possible Tornadoes
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Here's How Many LIers Are Still Without Power After Severe Storms Topple Trees, Cause Flooding
Nearly 2,500 Long Islanders are still in the dark the morning after thunderstorms rocked the region, bringing gusty winds and heavy rain, sending trees and power lines flying.
As of 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23, PSEG was still working to restore 370 outages which is impacting 2,499 of their 1,162,122 customers.
In Suffolk, 507 customers were reporting outages. Huntington (241 outages) was hit the hardest, and residents were also left in the dark in Islip (140); Brookhaven (85); Smithtown (33); Babylon (five); Riverhead and Southampton.
In Nassau, there were 1,961 outages reported, led by …
