Power Outage in Hempstead, NY

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A tree was reported down across the road and other trees down across power lines near the intersection of Laurel Hollow Road and Stewart Lane near Laurel Hollow.

Numerous large tree limbs and power lines were reported down near East Williston, which led to numerous power outages.

Nassau county emergency management reported a wind gust to 63 mph in Syosset during the afternoon. Strong winds knocked down some trees and tree limbs, which caused scattered power outages across the region.

Strong winds were responsible for the loss of power to approximately 1,800 customers in Nassau and western Suffolk Counties due to downed power lines and trees.

Law enforcement reported a large tree down with powerlines blocking the road.

Several dozen trees and power lines were reported down in Great Neck, with several trees uprooted. A NWS Storm Survey found an area of damage that extended over a broad area extending from Old Pond Road east to Hampshire Road, with downed trees facing south and east in those areas respectively in a fanned-out fashion indicative of a microburst. The most severe damage in this swath was concentrated along Old Pond and Strathmore Roads, with dozens of healthy hardwood and pine trees uprooted or snapped in two. This damage is indicative of maximum winds of 100 mph. The path length and maximum path width of the microburst were 0.75 miles. Some of the trees fell onto houses and cars.

Light snow began during the late evening on Tuesday Feb. 13, then mixed with sleet and freezing rain during the early morning hours. A mixture of heavy sleet and freezing rain developed Wednesday morning, Feb. 14, and continued through noontime before ending as some light snow. A significant accretion of ice, especially across the northern half of the county, where nearly half an inch of ice accumulated on tree limbs, power lines, and roadways. In addtion, this was further compounded by 1 to 2 inches of accumulated sleet. This resulted in major mass transit problems.

High winds knocked down trees and power lines. The Long Island Power Authority reported more than 8,000 outages with Hempstead Town taking the brunt. A Long Island Rail Road spokewoman said the 5:53 pm train from Penn Station was blocked by a fallen tree west of Farmingdale.

An approaching cold front triggered a convective fine line that caused downed trees and power lines across New York City and Long Island.

Low pressure rapidly deepened as it tracked north from the North Carolina coast Thursday morning the 25th of February to over the Tri-State area by Thursday evening. This was in response to a powerful upper level disturbance approaching the Eastern U.S coast. The low presure area then rotated over the region through Friday afternoon before finally lifting out on Saturday. This low brought a combination of heavy snow, heavy rain, coastal flooding and strong winds to the region Wednesday Night through Friday. Up to 3 feet of snow fell across interior portions of the Lower Hudson Valley, one to two feet across the NYC metropolitan region and six to twelve inches of snow across eastern Long Island.

Coastal low pressure rapidly intensified Saturday night as it tracked northeast from off the Delmarva Coast...just southeast of the 40N/70W benchmark���and to southeast of Cape Cod by Sunday morning. This was in response to a powerful upper low approaching and then crossing south of the area. The track of low pressure to the southeast of the region and stubborn placement of arctic high pressure over the Northern US Plains and Southern Canadian Plains...ridging eastward...made for the ideal setup for heavy snow across most of the region. The rapid intensification of low pressure created blizzard or near blizzard conditions over Long Island for several hours with northeast winds of 15 to 25 mph and gusts 35 to 45 mph���and visibilities below �� mile. Near whiteout conds were experienced across Suffolk County during the height of the storm. Snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour occurred with an intense mesoscale band that developed S of the region���pivoted northwest into West/Central Long Island���and then slowly pulled east through the overnight. Snow totals increased rapidly from northwest to southeast across the region...with 3 to 6 inches across Orange County���around 1 ft across the NYC metro���and around 2 ft across Suffolk County.

Following the passage of a strong cold front, strong west winds developed. Peak gusts ranged from around 45 mph to 55 mph and caused scattered power outages.

An intense area of low pressure over the Eastern Great Lakes on the morning of February 12, tracked northeast and up into the Canadian Maritimes by evening. High winds developed near daybreak, right behind the cold front, and continued through the day. The strongest winds occurred during the morning and appeared to be associated with sharp pressure rises right behind the cold front. ||There were several thousand power outages across southeast New York, a death of a construction worker, and delays of up to 3 hours at the metropolitan area airports. ||The death occurred at approximately 0832EST at a construction site in the Rosebank section of Staten Island. High winds knocked down a cinder block wall on top of a 59-year-old male construction worker.||The following are some peak wind gusts across southeast New York: Bronx County, Bronx at 59 mph; Kings County, Brooklyn at 65 mph, Queens County, 55 mph at JFK airport and 56 mph at LaGuardia airport; Nassau County, 56 mph at Massapequa; Suffolk County, 60 mph at Islip; Westchester County, 55 mph at White Plains; and Orange County, 58 mph at Warwick.

As a strong cold front moved east, a wave of low pressure rapidly intensified as it moved northeast along the front. A strong synoptic scale wind gradient developed and was most pronounced ahead of the cold front. High winds downed trees and power lines in Nassau County and Northwest Suffolk County. Significant power outages were reported in the town of Hempstead.

An oppressive air mass moved slowly east across the region from August 1 to August 3. This was preceded by a hot dry air mass, when temperatures reached at least 90 degrees for 5 consecutive days at LaGuardia Airport, from July 27 to July 31.Excessive heat occurred mainly from noon to midnight each day for 3 consecutive days. High temperatures ranged mainly from the upper 90s to around 100 degrees. With surface dew point temperatures in the mid 70s, heat indices ranged from 105 to 115 degrees.Excessive heat resulted in 42 deaths and scattered power outages that lead to business losses.In Southeast NY, excessive heat was responsible for 42 deaths; 40 in New York City; as follows: 14 in Queens, 14 in Brooklyn, 9 in Manhattan, and 3 in the Bronx. This information was provided by the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner. The NYC Office of Emergency Management opened 383 cooling centers that served 25,000 people per day. They also opened 6000 pools and extended their routine hours of operation.Here are selected max temperatures, in degrees Fahrenheit:August 1:LaGuardia Airport: 100 (new record)John F. Kennedy Airport: 97 (record tied)Central Park: 95Islip McArthur Airport: 95 (record tied)August 2:LaGuardia Airport: 102 (new record)John F. Kennedy Airport: 97 (new record)Central Park: 97Islip McArthur Airport: 98 (new record)August 3:LaGuardia Airport: 100 (new record)John F. Kennedy Airport: 99 (new record)Central Park: 96Islip McArthur Airport: 98 (new record)

A strong cold front moved through southeast New York during the late morning hours on Friday, February 17th. Southwest winds of 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph ahead of the cold front were then followed by a period of very strong post-frontal westerly winds with gusts up to 65 mph during the early afternoon hours.High wind gusts downed several trees, power lines, and wires across the region. A large roof peeled off a business in Montgomery (Orange County). A roof was torn off from a building and another building partially collapses in Brewster (Putnam County).

As a low pressure system moved northeast across New York State and New England, it intensified. A cold front, which extended southwest from this low, swept east across the region, causing wind gusts between 55 and 65 mph. High winds downed tree limbs and power lines. The Long Island Power Authority reported approximately 38,000 outages during the day from Brooklyn east throughout Suffolk County. The peak wind gust listed above is from an Automated Weather Station that measure instantaneous values. The Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS) at:LaGuardia Airport measured a peak wind gust of 52 mph at 2:51 pm.John F. Kennedy Airport measured a peak wind gust of 55 mph at 3:21 pm.Republic Airport in Farmingdale measured a peak wind gust of 54 mph at 12:45 pm.Gabresky Airport in Westhampton Beach measured a peak wind gust of 51 mph at 12:42 pm.ASOS measures a 5 second average of the highest wind.

As a rapidly intensifying low pressure system moved northeast, its' associated strong cold front swept east of the area between 4 am and 7 am. With high pressure building east behind this front, strong and gusty west winds occurred. The highest winds occurred behind this front, mainly during the morning and early afternoon. After a brief "lull," west winds peaked once again during Thursday evening, November 13th. High winds downed numerous trees and power lines, which resulted in widespread power outages throughout the area. Thousands of power outages were confirmed by local utility companies.Here are selected high wind measurements and damage reports from across the region.In Orange County, "Montgomery police said a 46-year-old Newburgh man was killed after being blown off the roof of a makeshift, canvas-covered garage he was working on about 1:30 pm." Police stated that he fell 20 feet to the ground and suffered massive head trauma. Schools in Goshen, along with the Orange County Government Center and 400 nearby homes and businesses were without power for 2 hours, after a falling tree severed power lines on Scotchtown Road. At Montgomery Airport, the highest sustained wind speed was 48 MPH and the highest gust was 58 MPH, which occurred at 1:01 pm.In Bergen County, high winds downed trees onto power lines, which resulted in a partial closure of Rosalie and Hopper Roads at 7:20 am. Spotters also reported numerous trees and power lines downed, which resulted in partial road closures in North Arlington. At Teterboro Airport, the highest sustained wind speed was 37 MPH at 7:41 am and the highest wind gust was 47 MPH at 1:31 pm.In Rockland County, a spotter's wind system in Pomona measured a wind gust to 56 MPH at 9:50 pm.In Westchester County, the highest sustained wind speed at Westchester County Airport was 38 MPH at 9:56 pm and the highest gust was 53 MPH at 9:26 pm. Emergency managers reported numerous trees and wires down, mainly after 4:00 pm in these Northern Westchester County communities: Bedford, Golden's Bridge, Pound Ridge, and Lewis. The NY State Electric and Gas Corporation reported 5000 customers without power in these areas. In Southern Westchester County, Con Edison reported about 2500 outages in Yonkers, New Rochelle, Mt. Vernon, Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant, and Ossining. There were reports of trees down on houses in Scarsdale, Hastings-on-Hudson, and Mount Pleasant.In the Bronx, the broadcast media reported downed trees and power lines. The wind system at the Bronx HS of Science measured a wind gust to 52 MPH.In Manhattan, the broadcast media reported fallen construction debris and fallen scaffolding. At Central Park, the highest sustained wind speed was 32 MPH at 9:08 pm and the highest gust was 47 MPH at 9:07 pm.In Staten Island, the broadcast media reported downed trees and power lines.In Brooklyn, the broadcast media reported downed tree limbs. The highest wind gusts measured by School Weathernet Stations ranged from 58 MPH at Saint Edmund Prep H.S. to 66 MPH at New Ultrecht High School.In Queens, the highest sustained winds at LaGuardia Airport was 47 MPH and the highest gust was 62 MPH, which occurred at 8:40 pm. At John F. Kennedy Airport, the highest sustained wind was 49 MPH at 12:32 pm and the highest gust was 56 MPH at 12:31 pm. Spotters reported that a 50 foot tree was blown down on Thornhill Road in Douglaston and a tree was downed on Hill Side Ave. and 243rd Street in Queens Village.In Nassau County, a spotter reported at least 5 trees downed in Garden City. At Farmingdale Airport, the highest sustained wind speed was 39 MPH at 10:42 am and the highest gust was 52 MPH at 8:18 am.In Suffolk County, the Shinnecock Inlet wind system measured a wind gust to 64 MPH at 11:40 am. A wind gust to 58 MPH was measured at Smiths Point at 9:50 am. At Islip Airport, the highest sustained wind speed was 41 MPH at 10:38 am and the highest gust was 51 MPH at 10:37 am. At the Westhampton Beach Airport, the highest sustained wind speed was 40 MPH at 11:15 am and the highest gust was 49 MPH at 8:32 am.

As Hurricane Isabel moved northwest toward the southern Mid Atlantic States, a strong high pressure system built over Northern New England. As the pressure gradient increased, strong northeast winds developed across the region Thursday, September 18th. Hurricane Isabel made landfall near Drum Inlet, North Carolina at 1 pm on the eighteenth. As Isabel accelerated toward the north northwest, tropical storm force winds rapidly expanded north. Tropical storm force winds of 39 miles per hour (mph) occurred across parts of Nassau County, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island from Thursday evening through Thursday night. Across Rockland, Westchester, and Suffolk Counties, east winds were sustained between 25 and 35 mph with peak gusts between 35 and 45 mph. When strong winds were accompanied by bands of heavy showers, many trees, tree limbs, and power lines were downed across the region. The greatest damage occurred from Nassau County west across Staten Island. These strong winds resulted in 1 death and 2 injuries:A 42 year old male police officer drowned while body surfing in high surf off Long Beach in Nassau County around 6 pm on the 18th.A large tree limb fell through the driver's car door and speared a man while driving through Great Neck Estates at the Intersection of Bayview Ave. and Glenview Drive in Nassau County. This resulted in a critical injury.A 47 year old male was struck in the head by a fallen tree branch at the intersection of Andrews Ave. and University Ave. in the Bronx around 9 pm on the 18th. This resulted in a serious head injury.The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation provided this information:In Queens, 259 trees were downed and 350 tree limbs were downed.In Brooklyn, 197 trees were downed and 268 tree limbs were downed.In Staten Island, 97 trees were downed and 74 tree limbs were downed.In the Bronx, 54 trees were downed and 64 tree limbs were downed.In Manhattan, 33 trees were downed and 45 tree limbs were downed.Here are selected wind velocity measurements across the region:In Queens, the Automated Surface Observing Systems at:LaGuardia Airport measured a sustained 2 minute wind velocity of 40 mph from 120 degrees at 2:36 am EDT on the 19th with a peak gust to 51 mph from 120 degrees at 1:20 am EDT on the 19th.JFK Airport measured a sustained 2 minute wind velocity of 40 mph from 100 degrees at 4:02 am EDT on the 19th with a peak gust to 49 mph from 80 degrees at 12:05 am on the 19th.At the Ambrose Light C-MAN Station, the highest wind velocity measured at a height of 29 meters was a sustained 39 knot speed at 7 pm on the 18th with a peak gust to 44 knots.In Nassau County, sustained wind speeds were measured at 10 pm EDT by an Automated Weather Station at 38 mph with a peak gust to 50 mph at Long Beach High School. The Long Island Power Authority reported 41,599 power outages across Nassau County.In Brooklyn, a peak wind gust to 47 mph was measured by an Automated Weather Station at the New Utrecht High School. Three sides of a brick facade blew out along an exterior wall at Cinema World Studios in Green Point.In Manhattan, a peak wind gust to 46 mph was measured by an Automated Weather Station at the Manhattan Center for Science and Math.

A strong pressure gradient developed between Hurricane Gustav, which intensified as it moved offshore, and a high pressure system, which built southeast. High winds quickly developed behind a strong cold front that trailed from a low pressure system over Northeast New England around 10:00 am EDT.Wind speeds were sustained from 25 to 35 mph with peak gusts from 45 to 55 mph. The highest wind gust measured by the Automated Surface Observing System at JFK Airport in Queens at 60 miles per hour at 2:27 pm EDT. These winds, which lasted at least 6 hours, resulted in 1 death, 4 injuries, and widespread power outages caused by down trees mainly across Long Island.A 66 year old man drowned when his small boat capsized in rough seas off City Island in Western Long Island Sound. Three other passengers sustained minor injuries.In Manhattan, 4 injuries occurred. A construction worker was critically injured when gusting winds blew a piece of plywood off the AOL Time Warner Center "under construction" in Columbus Circle around 1 pm. The plywood struck his head. Two women passers-by suffered minor injuries; a minor leg injury and shock. In midtown Manhattan, debris fell to the ground from a building construction site, which injured a passenger in a taxi.The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) reported 93,000 power outages, which began around 11 am and peaked during the afternoon.

Temperatures rose into the mid and upper 90s across the region. Overnight low temperatures remained in the lower 80s on the third and fourth in highly urbanized areas throughout the New York City Metropolitan Area. Overall, temperatures averaged 10 to 15 degrees above normal. On July 4th, the temperature reached 98 degrees at LaGuardia Airport, which set a new record high temperature. High temperatures and humidities combined to produce heat indices from 100 to 105 degrees throughout the region. Many cooling centers were opened across the city. On July 4th, the New York Times reported, "Hospital emergency rooms reported some heat exhaustion cases and other heat-related ailments. Small power failures throughout the day left as many as 20,000 homes without electricity." Brownouts occurred throughout the New York City Metropolitan Area, which included New Rochelle, where over 3,300 city residents lost power. Other areas affected included Eastchester, Tuckahoe, and Bronxville, where power outages developed around 1:30 pm on July 2nd. The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) also reported scattered power outages that affected about 2700 customers throughout Long Island on July fourth.

A Bermuda high pressure system "pumped" hot temperatures and high humidities across the region.The 6 day heat wave began on Sunday, August 5th, when temperatures first reached 90 degrees at Central Park. Record high temperatures at Central Park were broken on two consecutive days, August 8th and 9th. High temperatures at Central Park reached 103 degrees on the 9th and 99 degrees on the 7th and 8th. Heat indices peaked across the entire region on Thursday, August 9th to between 105 and 110 degrees. Heat indices were also quite high on Friday, August 10th, reaching 105 to 110 degrees, as humidity levels increased, despite slightly lower temperatures.On Monday, August 6th, high temperatures ranged from 90 degrees at White Plains to 94 at Central Park. Heat indices in urban areas ranged from 95 to 100 degrees. On Tuesday, August 7th, high temperatures ranged from 91 degrees at Montauk Point to 99 at Central Park. Most temperatures were from the mid to upper 90s. Heat indices in urban and inland areas ranged from 98 to 103 degrees. On Wednesday, August 8th, high temperatures ranged from 92 degrees at Westhampton Beach to a record breaking 99 degrees at Central Park. Heat indices ranged from 100 to 105 degrees across the entire area. On Thursday, August 9th, high temperatures in urban and inland areas ranged from 100 to 105 degrees with heat indices near 105 degrees. On Friday, August 10th, high temperatures ranged from 91 degrees at Farmingdale, to 97 degrees at Central Park. Despite slightly lower temperatures, increased humidity levels led to heat indices ranging from 105 to 110 degrees in highly urban and inland areas.As temperatures rose higher each day, demand for electricity increased. Scattered power outages first occurred in urban areas on August 7th, then spread across the suburbs on the 8th and became more widespread on August 9th and 10th. Excessive heat caused a portion of Sunrise Highway at Exit 40 (near Route 231) to "buckle," which caused road closure. During August 7th and 8th, the Long Island Power Authority reported about 21,000 outages which were scattered across Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The Mayor's Office of Emergency Management in NYC opened "cooling centers" throughout the city on Tuesday, August 7th.There were also 4 deaths attributed to the excessive heat. Three individuals from Manhattan - two women and one man, and another woman from Brooklyn perished. Their ages ranged from 57 to 82. Two of the victims died in their homes, while the other two perished while hospitalized.In Suffolk County, a male in Wyandanch was found in his apartment in critical condition with a high fever. There was no air conditioning in his apartment. Farmers, particularly in eastern Suffolk County on Long Island, reported moderate crop damage due to the excessive heat. Leafy vegetable and potato crops suffered the greatest damage from the extreme heat.

A complex and slow-moving coastal storm affected much of southeast New York and Long Island from Sunday March 4th through the early morning hours of Wednesday March 7th. This storm was accompanied by a mixture of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain through the early portion of the event, and mainly heavy snow for the remainder of the event. Gusty winds and minor to moderate coastal flooding and beach erosion also occurred along coastal portions of Long Island.On Sunday March 4th, a strong low pressure system moved east across the Tennessee Valley, while a new low slowly developed off the Mid Atlantic coast. The precipitation shield accompanying this complex storm system moved north and reached southeast New York in the form of spotty light snow and sleet by Sunday afternoon. The precipitation intensified Sunday night and early Monday, but as warmer air moved into the region aloft, the snow changed to a mixture of sleet, freezing rain and rain by Monday morning along coastal sections. Some portions of interior southeast New York received several inches of snow from this initial surge of precipitation.During Monday March 5th, the new low pressure system off the Mid Atlantic coast began to intensify rapidly. This spread heavy precipitation across eastern Long Island from the east by Monday afternoon and evening. As colder air was drawn into the storm's circulation, the precipitation changed to heavy wet snow by Monday evening across eastern Long Island. Snowfall rates of two to three inches per hour for at least 3 hours were common across most of Suffolk County through the early portion of Monday night. This heavier snow also began to move west, spreading across western Long Island and the New York City area later Monday night into Tuesday.Bands of moderate to heavy wet snow continued into Tuesday across much of southeast New York, extending back into interior sections as the low slowly drifted north off the eastern end of Long Island. This coastal low then became nearly stationary during Tuesday, and even retrograded slightly to the southwest during Tuesday afternoon. This prolonged the periods of moderate to heavy wet snow across most of southeast New York into the late afternoon hours on Tuesday. The storm finally began to retreat east off the New Jersey coast Tuesday night and Wednesday, allowing the snow to taper off and end by early Wednesday morning on March 7th.The combination of very heavy wet snow and strong winds with this prolonged coastal storm produced scattered power outages across southeast New York, primarily across Suffolk County. In addition, many schools and businesses were closed for several days due to the hazardous nature of this storm. Here are some storm total snowfall amounts:For Orange County: 6 inches at Middletown, to 13 inches at Monroe and Tuxedo Park.For Putnam County: 6 inches at Carmel, to 14 inches at Mahopac.For Rockland County: 4.5 inches at Valley Cottage, to 7.6 inches at Stony Point.For Westchester County: 5.5 inches at New Rochelle, to 9.5 inches at Yonkers.For New York County (Manhattan): 3.5 inches at Central Park, to 6 inches at Columbia University.For Bronx County: 4 inches to 6.7 inches.For Kings County (Brooklyn): 2.5 inches at Bay Ridge, to 4.2 inches at Gravesend.For Richmond County (Staten Island): 3 inches at New Dorp, to 3.8 inches at Grasmere.For Queens County: 3.7 inches at John F. Kennedy International Airport, to 6.0 inches at La Guardia Airport.For Nassau County: 4 inches at Sea Cliff, to 7.4 inches at Hicksville.For Suffolk County: 5.6 inches at Montauk Point, to 16.0 inches at East Setauket and Huntington.

A low pressure system developed off the mid Atlantic coast Saturday afternoon and moved northeast, passing east of Long Island early Sunday. With abundant low level moisture and cold air in place, light intermittent precipitation occurred Saturday. As the low intensified, heavy precipitation developed and moved northeast across the area. Heavy snow occurred across Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and northern Westchester counties. In the New York City area, southern Westchester County, and across Nassau County, a period of sleet and freezing rain occurred Saturday night, producing ice accumulations of up to 0.20 inches. This buildup of ice on major highways and bridges produced hazardous travel conditions Saturday night, and contributed to an airplane skidding off the runway at JFK Airport Sunday morning. The sleet and freezing rain changed to heavy snow early Sunday morning. Across Suffolk County, a significant period of sleet and freezing rain occurred Saturday night, before changing to heavy snow early Sunday morning. Ice accumulations ranged from 0.25 to 0.50 inches. This accretion of ice on tree limbs caused some tree branches to fall, and led to power outages. Here are some specific snowfall and ice amounts for:Orange County: from 5 inches at Newburgh to 7 inches measured at Chester.Putnam County: 8.1 inches measured at Fahnestock State Park.Rockland County: 6 inches measured at Pomona.Westchester County: from 5 inches at Yorktown Heights to 7.3 inches measured at White Plains.New York City: Manhattan - up to 0.10 inches of ice followed by 6 inches of snow at Central Park.Brooklyn - up to 0.10 inches of ice followed by 7 inches of snow.Queens - 0.11 inches of ice followed by 6 inches of snow at John F. Kennedy International Airport.Nassau County: 0.20 inches of ice followed by 7 inches of snow at Bayville.Suffolk County:Upton National Weather Service Office: 0.43 inches of ice followed by 6 inches of snow.Islip McArthur Airport: 0.33 inches of ice followed by 4 inches of snow.

High winds developed rapidly in an unstable air mass following the passage of a strong cold front across the area. Several measured peak wind gusts were at least 58 mph. They were responsible for causing 1 death and at least 6 injuries, as follows: At 9:05 am, a tree fell through a car wind shield and injured 1 person in Islip (Suffolk County).At 9:30 am, a street sign struck and injured 2 pedestrians in Kings County (Brooklyn).At 9:40 am, a sign struck and injured 1 person in Flatbush (Brooklyn) and a tree fell on and injured 1 person in Great Neck (Nassau County).At 10:30 am, a sign struck a police car, which caused injury to 1 person in Patchogue (Suffolk County).At 1:00 pm, a man was crushed by a tree while trying to remove a branch that dangled over the driveway of a house at 135 Heatherdell Road in Ardsley (Westchester County).High winds downed many trees onto houses, cars, power lines, and streets. In urban areas, high winds downed signs, collapsed scaffolds, and caused five partial building collapses. They caused significant property damage and power outages. On the Throgs Neck Bridge in Queens, 2 tractor trailers flipped with unknown additional injuries. In Brooklyn, high winds combined with high astronomical tides drove water from New York Harbor over retaining walls that flooded parts of the Belt Parkway near the Verrazano Bridge. In Rockland County, wind blew off part of the roof at Suffern Middle School.Here are selected specific peak wind gusts for:Orange County - The peak measured wind gust reported by a spotter in Warwick was 64 mph. Peak wind gusts measured by the Automated Surface Observing Systems at Stewart Field Airport in Newburgh was 53 mph at 8:45 am and at Montgomery Airport was 50 mph at 9:58 am.Queens County - Peak wind gusts measured by the Automated Surface Observing System at JFK Airport was 60 mph at 9:46 am and at LaGuardia Airport was 54 mph at 8:59 am.Suffolk County - Peak wind gusts measured by the Automated Surface Observing System at:Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach was 58 mph at 10:24 am.Brookhaven Calabro Airport in Shirley and Islip MacArthur Airport was 54 mph at 10:08 am and 10:19 am respectively.Republic Airport in Farmingdale was 53 mph at 9:35 am.