Power Outage in Brentwood, NY

Wires down across the road and multiple power lines reported down in town of Saint James.

Several large tree branches snapped and powerlines down on Wicks Road entrance to Suffolk Community College.

A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed an EF1 tornado in Shirely, NY. A tornado likely touched down just southwest of Francine Place and Mastic Blvd, travelling east northeast along the Long Island Railroad tracks and adjacent backyards. |Numerous oak, maple, and pine trees were uprooted and laying in a northerly direction. Several trees were also snapped at the trunk or had large branches sheared off along this path. In addition, minor roof and siding damage was observed for several houses, as well as leaf splatter on south and east sides. The damage swath at this point was only about 25 yards wind. The tornado then hooked northeast over the Lidl Supermarket (Southwestern corner of the Shopping Center Complex), |flipping over a 5 Ton air handler unit on the roof, before tearing off the parapet and collapsing the covered walkway of the Chiptole Mexican Grill on the northeast corner of the Shopping Center. The damage path remained about 25 yards, but damage was consistent with EF1 winds of 95 to 105 mph.||Public video showed the apparent tornadic circulation lifting northeast across the intersection of William Floyd Parkway and Montauk Highway towards the Applebee's Shopping Center, with debris being thrown in one direction then another. Siding and Shingles from the Chiptole were thrown northeast about 250 yards across this |intersection and into The Applebee's Shopping Center. Other than the debris, some small trees were uprooted in the parking lot and laying to the northeast and flashing was ripped off the south side of the Applebee's and unoccupied adjacent retail store. The tornadic circulation may have briefly lifted at this point, with about a 50 yd. swath of 65 to 75 mph straight line winds across this shopping center. ||The tornadic circulation then touched down once again to the northeast of the Applebee's Shopping Center lifting the entire roof off a 2 story multi family residence on the corner of Grand Avenue and McGraw Street. The roof was tossed as far as 150 yards to the north, into the backyard of neighboring houses to the north on Grand Avenue. One section of this roof, actually impaled itself into the side of the neighboring house to the north, and made such a strong impact that it skewed the vertical structure of that house. Based on the extent of structural damage to these houses, and adjacent 50 yd. swath of uprooted, snapped or sheared large trees, this damage was consistent |with EF1 winds of around 100 mph. The tornado strength likely peaked at this point. The entirety of the EF1 Tornadic damage path to the southwest and northeast of Montauk High was around 1/4 mile.||The tornado would then make its way north across Sunrise Highway, skipping its way northeast for the next 4 1/2 miles, with areas of damage consistent with an EF0. On its path it continued northeast through Brookhaven Calabro Airport, flipping over or shift a few small single engine planes, thereafter it moved northeast through Pancho Drive, Titmus Drive, Abbott Avenue, and Burney Blvd just to the east northeast of the airport. Several large trees were uprooted, trunks snapped or branches sheared in an approximately 50 yd. path, with accompanying minor roof, siding and fencing damage in this area. The tornado likely skipped north to the intersection of Barnes Roads and Moriches-Middle Island Road with a small area of additional tree damage, before making a final nearly mile long and 50 yd. wide tornado damage path northeast across Pine Hills Golf Course, and then through the neighborhoods of Foreston Circle, Eagle Lane, Nestledown Avenue, Wading River Road, Tupelo Street and then across to the intersection of Silas Woods Road and South Street before finally lifting. Several dozens of large hard and soft wood trees were uprooted and laying in a Northerly or Northeast |direction, as compared to the east northeast direction of storm movement. In addition, numerous tree tops were completely sheared to stubs and tree trunks snapped. Minor roof and siding damage was observed for numerous houses along this path, with several fences and chimneys destroyed. A large north / south facing camper on Tupelo Drive as rolled westward on its side. The described one mile long, 50 yd. wide convergent tornadic damage pattern was consistent with an EF1 tornado with 85 to 95 |mph winds and was flanked to the southeast by a 500 yd. path of scattered tree and powerline damage and minor structural damage consistent with 65 to 75 mph southwesterly straight line winds.

A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed an EF1 tornado in Shirely, NY. A tornado likely touched down just southwest of Francine Place and Mastic Blvd, travelling east northeast along the Long Island Railroad tracks and adjacent backyards. |Numerous oak, maple, and pine trees were uprooted and laying in a northerly direction. Several trees were also snapped at the trunk or had large branches sheared off along this path. In addition, minor roof and siding damage was observed for several houses, as well as leaf splatter on south and east sides. The damage swath at this point was only about 25 yards wind. The tornado then hooked northeast over the Lidl Supermarket (Southwestern corner of the Shopping Center Complex), |flipping over a 5 Ton air handler unit on the roof, before tearing off the parapet and collapsing the covered walkway of the Chiptole Mexican Grill on the northeast corner of the Shopping Center. The damage path remained about 25 yards, but damage was consistent with EF1 winds of 95 to 105 mph.||Public video showed the apparent tornadic circulation lifting northeast across the intersection of William Floyd Parkway and Montauk Highway towards the Applebee's Shopping Center, with debris being thrown in one direction then another. Siding and Shingles from the Chiptole were thrown northeast about 250 yards across this |intersection and into The Applebee's Shopping Center. Other than the debris, some small trees were uprooted in the parking lot and laying to the northeast and flashing was ripped off the south side of the Applebee's and unoccupied adjacent retail store. The tornadic circulation may have briefly lifted at this point, with about a 50 yd. swath of 65 to 75 mph straight line winds across this shopping center. ||The tornadic circulation then touched down once again to the northeast of the Applebee's Shopping Center lifting the entire roof off a 2 story multi family residence on the corner of Grand Avenue and McGraw Street. The roof was tossed as far as 150 yards to the north, into the backyard of neighboring houses to the north on Grand Avenue. One section of this roof, actually impaled itself into the side of the neighboring house to the north, and made such a strong impact that it skewed the vertical structure of that house. Based on the extent of structural damage to these houses, and adjacent 50 yd. swath of uprooted, snapped or sheared large trees, this damage was consistent |with EF1 winds of around 100 mph. The tornado strength likely peaked at this point. The entirety of the EF1 Tornadic damage path to the southwest and northeast of Montauk High was around 1/4 mile.||The tornado would then make its way north across Sunrise Highway, skipping its way northeast for the next 4 1/2 miles, with areas of damage consistent with an EF0. On its path it continued northeast through Brookhaven Calabro Airport, flipping over or shift a few small single engine planes, thereafter it moved northeast through Pancho Drive, Titmus Drive, Abbott Avenue, and Burney Blvd just to the east northeast of the airport. Several large trees were uprooted, trunks snapped or branches sheared in an approximately 50 yd. path, with accompanying minor roof, siding and fencing damage in this area. The tornado likely skipped north to the intersection of Barnes Roads and Moriches-Middle Island Road with a small area of additional tree damage, before making a final nearly mile long and 50 yd. wide tornado damage path northeast across Pine Hills Golf Course, and then through the neighborhoods of Foreston Circle, Eagle Lane, Nestledown Avenue, Wading River Road, Tupelo Street and then across to the intersection of Silas Woods Road and South Street before finally lifting. Several dozens of large hard and soft wood trees were uprooted and laying in a Northerly or Northeast |direction, as compared to the east northeast direction of storm movement. In addition, numerous tree tops were completely sheared to stubs and tree trunks snapped. Minor roof and siding damage was observed for numerous houses along this path, with several fences and chimneys destroyed. A large north / south facing camper on Tupelo Drive as rolled westward on its side. The described one mile long, 50 yd. wide convergent tornadic damage pattern was consistent with an EF1 tornado with 85 to 95 |mph winds and was flanked to the southeast by a 500 yd. path of scattered tree and powerline damage and minor structural damage consistent with 65 to 75 mph southwesterly straight line winds.

A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team in coordination with Suffolk County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services confirmed an EF0 Tornado in Remsenburg, NY to Westhampton, NY area. A narrow tornado of 35 yd. width likely touched down at the corner of Ring Neck Road and South Country Road and then continued northeast across Riverview and Crestview Drive, then continuing northeast over Brushy Neck Lane and Jagger Lane Court, up to the bend in Montauk Highway near East Ridge Court.|Several large hardwood trees were uprooted and laying in northeast direction along this path, snapped at the trunk or had large branches sheared, with collateral power line and power pole damage. Several smaller shrubs and young trees were also flattened to the ground. In addition, minor roof and siding damage was observed for several houses along this path. Thereafter the tornado likely skipped along continuing northeast across the cemetery at Station Road to the union of Hazelwood and Rodgers Avenue and South Perimeter Road, with the above describes damage being more intermittent.||The most extensive structural damage occurred at the end of the visible tornadic path at the Department of Public Works Salt Barn on South Perimeter Road on the south side|of Westhampton Gabreski Airport. The north facing reinforced cinder wall of the Salt Barn was blown out. Indications are the roof may have briefly lifted as south to southwest winds with the tornadic circulation blasted into the south facing opening, culminating in the north wall being blown out.||Based on radar velocity signatures and damage orientation in relation to the general northeast motion of the parent storm, the damage survey above is determined to be EF0 tornadic damage with winds of 70 to 85 mph.

Downed tree reported by utility company resulting in power outage near Crane Neck Road with time estimated by radar.

Three inch tree limbs down, and power poles snapped with report via mping.

Large tree down on power lines on Richland Boulevard.

Trees and power lines reported down.

Multiple trees were reported down on houses with roof damage, as well as power lines reported as down around the Port Jefferson Firehouse.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down between Main Street and Bennets Road.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down between Main Street and Bennets Road.

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in south central Suffolk County, New York. Based on this survey, the tornado touched down on Widgeon Court in Great River, and tracked north-northeast to where it lifted near the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Gary Way Road in Ronkonkoma.||The track went through Oakdale, Connequot River State Park, Bohemia County Park, and Bohemia in between touch down and lifting. The most significant damage occurred between 8th Street and Feuereisen Avenue in Bohemia around 2:11 PM EDT. Multiple trees were uprooted and thrown onto power lines. Several homes were damaged due to fallen trees in Oakdale and Bohemia. There were several eyewitness reports of the tornado moving north-northeast near the east bank of the Connequot River and in Bohemia as well.

Power lines were reported down on Mulford Street in North Patchogue.

Trees were reported down on power lines along Head Of Pond Road in Watermill.

Power lines were downed on Mattituck Road and Bayer Road.

Large tree branches down. Penny size hail also reported at the same time. At 330 pm EDT, trees and power lines were reported down in Wading River.

As Hurricane Irene moved north along the Atlantic coast and interacted with land, it weakened and made its second landfall as a Tropical Storm near Little Egg Inlet along the southeast NJ Coast on August 28, 2011 around 5:35 am EDT. Tropical Storm Irene made its third landfall in New York City around 9:00 am.||Irene brought sustained tropical storm winds, heavy rain, and destructive storm surge along with two confirmed tornadoes.||Seven deaths occurred:||one 53 year old man was found dead after a 3 hr. rescue effort after his boat overturned in strong rapids while boating in the Croton River in Croton (Westchester County)||one 68 year old man drowned in a marina off City Island in the Bronx; where he had gone to check on his boat.||one 52 year old man drove through flood waters around 3 barricades and drowned in the Town of Tuxedo in Orange County, NY.||one older man died wind surfing in Suffolk County during the afternoon of 8/28/2011||one 51 year old man fell 30 feet from a 60-foot high tree while trimming large tree branches in Roslyn Heights in Nassau County on 9/9/2011.||one child came into contact with downed electrical wires and was electrocuted in Rockland County; died 9/10-11/2011||one man came into contact with downed electrical wires and was electrocuted in Rockland County||At least 600,000 people were ordered (both voluntary and mandatory) to evacuate from storm surge and fresh water inland flooding.||Widespread power outages lasted up to 1 week following Tropical Storm Irene.

A powerful cold front triggered numerous severe thunderstorms from Staten Island eastward across Long Island.

Periods of heavy rain continued throughout the day. Bands of torrential rain produced widespread and significant flash flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas, including streets, basements, roofs, and ceilings, as well as small creeks throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Trained spotters reported up to 6 feet of water in basements throughout Massapequa. They reported serious flooding along Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, where cars were submerged, and the Grand Central Parkway in Queens. Several trees and power poles were leaning from soggy ground. Preliminary damage cost estimates were $22 million for Long Island.

As a cluster of severe thunderstorms moved southeast, they produced damaging wind gusts, small hail, and torrential rain.In Nassau County, high wind gusts downed a power line in Lattingtown and trees in Syosset, which were reported by local law enforcement.In Queens, the NYC Office of Emergency Management reported numerous trees down in Jamaica and Briarwood.In Suffolk County, a trained spotter reported numerous trees downed, small hail, and localized street flooding.

As severe thunderstorms moved across the region, they produced high winds, frequent and dangerous lightning strikes, and heavy rain. High winds downed many trees and power lines across the region. The dangerous combination of heavy rain, high winds, and lightning produced flash floods and widespread power outages due to fallen trees and power lines across the northeast Bronx, including City Island. Additionally, at least 4 cars were crushed by fallen trees in the lower Pelham Gardens area.

On Sunday, July 1st, a strong cold front approached southeast New York from the northwest during the late afternoon hours. As this front clashed with a warm, moist and very unstable air mass already in place, strong to locally severe thunderstorms developed and moved east-southeast across portions of southeast New York. Damaging winds in excess of 50 mph caused numerous large trees to topple, and led to scattered power outages. Frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes also accompanied these thunderstorms.

As a cold front swept south toward the area, lines of severe thunderstorms developed. Severe thunderstorms produced high winds that downed trees in Walden and trees and power lines in Carmel, Riverhead, Greenwood Lake and Palisades. Thunderstorms also produced heavy rain across Southwest Orange County.