Power Outage in Spring Valley, NY

Low pressure developed over the Ohio Valley and Middle Atlantic on Sunday, January 31, 2021. The low then consolidated along the Middle Atlantic coast early on Monday, February 1, 2021 and intensified as it slowly tracked to the north-northeast. The low meandered slowly north as it moved along the northeast and New England coast later on Monday February 1, 2021 through Wednesday, February 3, 2021. The low brought a major winter storm to Southeast New York, with the most significant impacts occurring on Monday, February 1, 2021. 3 to 6 inches of snow had already accumulated across the New York City metro by the start of the morning commute. Near blizzard conditions then occurred through the rest of the morning into the early afternoon with snowfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour. Strong winds combined with these heavy snow rates to produce visibilities one quarter mile or less at times. The heavier bands of snow lifted north across the rest of southeast New York in the afternoon. Some warmer air moved over portions of New York City and Long Island late on Monday, February 1, 2021, which change the snow to sleet and even some light rain early Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Colder air returned however later Tuesday, February 2, 2021, changing all lingering precipitation to light snow. Light snow bands lingered across some of Southeast New York through the early morning hours on February 3, 2021. Snowfall totals ranged from 4 to 10 inches across eastern Long Island, with the rest of southeast New York receiving 12 to 18 inches of snow. Portions of the Lower Hudson Valley observed 20 inches of snow with some locations observing around two feet. Winds gusted 40 to 55 mph at times on Monday, February 1, 2021, which caused power outages. Travel was also severely impacted as many flights were cancelled and travel by train was suspended. New York City issued a Winter Weather Emergency Declaration restricting all non-emergency travel on Monday, February 1, 2021. COVID testing and vaccination sites were closed. Impacts were limited on February 2, 2021 and February 3, 2021 as the snow was largely light.

February 01, 2021

Category 1 Hurricane Isaias with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, made landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, NC at 11:10 pm on August 3rd. Isaias' intensity weakened back to Tropical Storm strength as its forward speed increased to near 30 mph early morning of August 4th.||The center of Isaias passed about 65 miles west of New York City at 3 pm on August 4, 2020. Tropical storm force winds extended well east of the center of circulation. The highest sustained wind speeds ranged from 35 to 55 mph, with gusts 60 to 80 mph, across Long Island, NYC and portions of the Lower Hudson Valley, resulting in widespread wind damage and power outages. ||A storm surge as high as 3 to 5 ft across the Lower NY Harbor and the south shore of western Long Island, occurred during low tide, which only resulted in localized minor coastal flood benchmarks being reached in these spots. Greater impacts were realized along the ocean beachfront from 8 to 12 ft surf causing significant beach erosion and flooding. Additionally, rough surf of 4 to 6 ft on far western Long Island Sound caused damage to marinas across��coastal Westchester County. ||Rainfall amounts of 1/2 to 4 1/2 inches were observed across the Lower Hudson Valley, highest amounts across western areas, with 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches observed across NYC, and generally less than an inch across Long Island.||One death resulted from the high winds:|A 60 yr old man was killed in the Briarwood section of Queens near the intersection of 84th Drive and 143rd Street near Smedley Street from a tree falling on his vehicle.||One injury resulted from the high winds:|A woman was critically injured when a falling tree branch hit her while walking on Dumont Avenue in Brownsville Brooklyn.||Preliminary damage cost estimates for Public Assistance are:|||The number of power outages statewide peaked around 920000 on August 4-5th, with many outages lasting several days to a week. The state lost around xx percent of their tree population.

August 04, 2020

Tropical Storm. A maximum sustained winds of 42 mph was recorded at an elevation of 44 ft at Tappan Zee Light Station at 136 pm LST with a peak wind gust of 57 mph at 131 pm LST. A peak wind gust of 52 mph was recorded at the NYS mesonet in Suffern at 345pm LST. In addition, 1 to 3 inches of rainfall, highest west, were recorded across the county. These type of winds and rainfall across the area resulted in numerous trees and tree limbs being downed, power outages, damages to homes and automobiles, and disruption to transit.

August 04, 2020

Thunderstorm Wind. Multiple reports of downed trees (and branches) and power lines in the town of Valley Cottage. Some locations include Milburn Court and Flower Lane, Kings Highway between Maple and Old Mill, and Old Mill and Boxberger.

July 11, 2020

High Wind. At 651 am, a trained spotter reported a tree down at 9W and Treack Road in Nyack. In Tappan at 1117 am, the Department of Highways reported a tree down on the Palisades Parkway, southbound south of NY 303. The broadcast media reported a downed tree blocking Route 9 West at Main Street and Hastings Lane in Stony Point at 1220 pm. Later in the day, at 535 pm, broadcast media reported a tree down on a house and car on School street in Upper Nyack. Power was knocked out in the neighborhood.

March 02, 2018

NJ Weather: Thunderstorms, Heavy Rain, Flooding Possible Thursday https://t.co/T61PXGwsd6

@RocklandSERVPRO - April 07, 2022 15:21

‼️URGENT UPDATE‼️ Due to last night's power outage at our offices, we can be reached at 845-623-5467 TEMPORARILY! O… https://t.co/eJIJkxoKVN

@MOWROCKLAND - July 08, 2021 13:44

The utility company is concerned that scattered, isolated thunderstorms could cause power outages. https://t.co/hC8J31vDwU

@NewCityPatch - May 26, 2021 17:17

The utility company is concerned that scattered, isolated thunderstorms could cause power outages. https://t.co/5aYmPoW9M5

@NanuetPatch - May 26, 2021 17:17

The utility company is concerned that scattered, isolated thunderstorms could cause power outages. https://t.co/qzv3b1Z1RT

@PearlRiverPatch - May 26, 2021 17:14