Damaging Wind Gusts Knock Out Power To Thousands Of Long Islanders
Thousands of Long Islanders lost power as wind gusts reaching upwards of 65 mph sent power lines flying.
As of 2:35 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, PSEG Long Island was reporting 293 active outages, impacting 5,327 of their 1,161,746 customers.
In Nassau County, 2,611 customers were impacted, while 2,609 customers in Suffolk County lost power.
North Hempstead (1,171 outages) and Islip (1,070) were the hardest hit in each county. There were more than 100 customers without power in Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Babylon, Brookhaven, East Hampton, Huntington, Smithtown, Southampton, and Southold.
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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 …
