Power Outage in Monticello, NY

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down live power lines across the road.

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines on Cherry Lane.

A powerful line of thunderstorms blasted the Narrowsburg, Tusten, Yulan and Forestburgh areas blowing down numerous trees. There were several |locations with widespread blow downs of mainly pine and spruce |trees. There were also many other locations with several trees |blown down and/or snapped. Most of the structural damage was to |trees falling on homes. There was an estimated 20 homes at least |that sustained damage from falling trees. Power was out through a |widespread area with numerous wires down and power poles snapped.

A powerful line of thunderstorms blasted the Narrowsburg, Tusten, Yulan and Forestburgh areas blowing down numerous trees. There were several |locations with widespread blow downs of mainly pine and spruce |trees. There were also many other locations with several trees |blown down and/or snapped. Most of the structural damage was to |trees falling on homes. There was an estimated 20 homes at least |that sustained damage from falling trees. Power was out through a |widespread area with numerous wires down and power poles snapped.

Snowfall combined with winds frequently gusting over 35 mph to create blizzard conditions. The winds were strongest during the afternoon and evening of the 2nd. There were trees knocked down along with power outages and considerable blowing and drifting snow. Whiteout conditions were common. Total snowfall ranged from 7 to 16 inches.

Power lines were blown down and dime to quarter size hail also occurred.

High winds developed during the afternoon hours on Monday 29th and lasted into early morning hours on Tuesday the 30th from Hurricane Sandy. The high winds knocked downed numerous trees and power lines county-wide. Many of the trees were blocking roads hampering efforts to restore power. Peak sustained winds were estimated between 40 and 50 with peak wind gusts estimated at 80 mph mainly over the southernt part of the county. During the height of the storm late in the evening, there were an estimated 43,000 customers without power. It took up to a week for power to be fully restored across the the county.

Numerous trees and power-lines were knocked down due to high winds. 20,986 customers were without power.

High winds occurred across the region with gusts between 50 and 60 mph. Numerous trees were blown down and many customers were without power.

Trees and power lines were blown down. A patio tent was blown into the road. Pea size hail also fell.

A large tree was blown down across power lines on Anawana Lake Road. A transformer and telephone pole were knocked down.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Trees and power lines were blown down countywide. Numerous power outages were reported in the Monticello and Liberty areas. Damage was first reported shortly after 2 pm, with reports continuing through 430 pm.

Power pole down.

Heavy rain caused flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded. Reports of power poles being washed out of the ground. One residence was undermined enough to partially collapse. Evacuations took place. Rainfall amounts were 1 to 4 inches.

Multiple thunderstorms with frequent lightning caused power outages countywide during the early morning hours. The Sullivan County 911 center in White Lake got struck by lightning around 3 AM EST. The lightning knocked out the global positioning system clock and the address location technology on dispatchers computers. Lightning knocked out the electricity in Jeffersonville, Callicoon Center, Fosterdale, and Liberty.

A cold front passed through Central New York, triggering isolated thunderstorms. One of these storms became severe in Sullivan County and knocked down trees and powerlines.

A cold front dropped south into New York State the afternoon and evening of the 18th. This front eventually moved into northern Pennsylvania during the overnight hours from the 18th to the 19th. This front triggered a round of strong to severe thunderstorms as it moved through central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. The thunderstorms produced damaging winds which knocked down many trees and power lines.

Low pressure tracked from the Ohio Valley during the evening of the 6th to off the New Jersey coast while intensifying by the morning of the 7th. The area of low pressure tracked well offshore by the evening of the 7th. This storm brought heavy snow to portions of northeast Pennsylvania and Sullivan County New York from the evening of the 6th to the early afternoon of the 7th. Snowfall ranged from 8 to 15 inches. The snow was heavy and wet prolonging the power outages that continued from the snowstorm of March 2nd. Some customers were without power for well over a week.

Low pressure formed off the North Carolina coast and tracked slowly northeast to off the Delmarva Peninsula by Wednesday morning the 24th. The storm then tracked out to sea. Light snow, mixed with rain, spread into central New York mainly east of Interstate 81, during the daylight hours of Tuesday the 23rd. The snow became heavier and steadier Tuesday night and tapered off Wednesday morning the 24th. The heaviest snow fell in the higher elevations of the western Catskills. The snow was heavy and wet and led to numerous power outages.

Low pressure on the gulf coast on the 10th moved northeast to be off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina the morning of the 11th. The storm moved north to be off the New Jersey coast that evening then moved northeast off of Cape Cod the morning of the 12th. Precipitation moved into Sullivan County in New York between 8 and 9 in the morning on the 11th. Precipitation fell in the form of rain but froze to roads and other surfaces with temperatures in the upper 20s. Some sleet was mixed with the freezing rain at the start of the event. In southern parts of the county at lower elevations temperatures rose above freezing for most of the afternoon. The rain and freezing rain was heavy at times during the afternoon. Total rainfall amounts were up to an inch. Freezing rain accretions were up to half an inch. The freezing rain caused numerous accidents. The freezing rain also brought down trees and power lines. This was especially true across the higher elevations. The rain changed to freezing rain then to snow on the evening of the 11th. The wet snow then continued heavy at times into the next morning. Snowfall amounts ranged from 1 inch in the extreme south to 4 to 8 inches across the north. Total water equivalents for the entire storm were mostly between an inch and an inch and a half.