Strong wind and heavy rain from this weekend’s nor’easter whipped across the tri-state area Sunday, flooding roads and homes, knocking down trees and leaving cleanup underway as floodwaters begin to recede.
The FAA issued ground stops at Newark, LaGuardia and JFK airports as rain and wind continued.
In Queens, wind brought down trees in Glendale, where Citizen App video showed downed power lines and debris blocking the road.
On Staten Island, cars were left stalled in the Bulls Head neighborhood as floodwaters swamped some streets. Several roads were blocked off with water still pooling in low-lying areas.
In Brooklyn, strong winds brought down several trees in Prospect Park, leaving debris clogging paths typically packed with cyclists and pedestrians.
On Long Island, crews worked to clean up storm damage as conditions improved in some areas, including in Nassau County’s Freeport.
The Woodcleft Ave. area — also known as the Nautical Mile — saw improved conditions later, after high tide and downpours earlier turned roads into streams. The area is notorious for flooding during heavy storms.
Elsewhere on Long Island, an enormous tree came crashing down in Lindenhurst in the early morning hours, with similar scenes reported across the island.
PSEG Long Island said more than 13,000 customers remained without power. That was an improvement from the height of the storm, when 117,000 customers were without electricity.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman urged drivers to remain cautious.
“Be careful on the road. There’s still ponding on the road. There’s still water on the road. There’s fallen branches on the road. Take your time. Don’t rush and beware of hazards on the road.” Blakeman said.
In Nassau County, Oyster Bay was hit with 75 trees down, many of them in Massapequa.
In Connecticut, thousands of power outages were reported. As of Sunday afternoon, about 15,000 Eversource customers remained without electricity, and the utility had restored power to about 120,000 customers.
Some communities along the shoreline saw wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour. The mayor of Milford, Richard Smith, said the city had prepared for the nor’easter.
“Honestly, I’ve seen a lot crazier around here. It’s been — the wind for sure. I mean, it’s going to push you back when you walk around here, but, I’ve definitely seen worse storms around here,” said Diana Alicea of Milfold. Even when it’s just like a bad rainstorm. These waves, it’s not high tide right now, but they can get a lot worse.”
Gov. Ned Lamont went to the shore in Milford, an area he said was underwater yesterday. Lamont reminded people to call 2-1-1 if anyone needs extra help recovering from the storm.
Down the Jersey Shore, after nearly 24 hours of rain, floodwaters were starting to recede, though some streets remained under water.
In Manasquan, high winds continued to pummel the coast and erode the beach, pushing sand up onto the boardwalk and beyond.
“I don’t know it’s crazy. I just wanted to come down and see what it looked like” one woman told NBC New York.
“I think it’s sad when it happens, but it will bring good waves next week hopefully,” another woman said.
Even as the highest floodwaters receded, water still covered much of Brielle Road in the Tier 1 flood zone. Manasquan resident Elio Diaz showed News 4 damage in his yard from coastal flooding.
“Oh, this is the worst. This one was the worst storm,” Diaz said.
“Another foot or two higher, it would have been in the house. It went to the one little lower step we have.”
Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-New Jersey) warned conditions were still dangerous.
“To be clear: we are not out of the woods just yet,” she said in a briefing. “Most of the state remains under a wind advisory and theres a coastal flood warning throughout the day.”
In Sea Bright, where streets were still flooded Sunday morning, the recreation center opened for possible evacuees.
See more of NBC New York’s coverage of this weekend’s nor’easter here.
A state of emergency issued for eight counties Friday remained in effect, as the governor said utility companies JCP&L and PSE&G had more than 3,000 employees working on restoration.
In Manasquan, residents continued cleanup as the waterline came close to some homes.
“This one, it got up to the stoop, ” said John Ippolito. “Just the carpet on the porch got wet, which, I can live with that.”
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