More Than 12K HV Customers Still Out Of Power After Damaging Storms

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — More thunderstorms are expected Tuesday and the National Weather Service issued more hazardous outlooks after intense storms swept across the Hudson Valley Monday afternoon and evening, downing trees, damaging structures, inundating communities, shutting down roads and railroads and leaving thousands without power.

"Initial indications appear to be straight line damage from microbursts ... but that will likely be reviewed by the NWS in the coming days," said the folks at Hudson Valley Weather.

Storm photographer Erik Creighton caught video of a supercell that brought hail the size of a quarter, heavy rain and damaging winds across the Hudson River. Watch it on YouTube.

The swath of damage ran in a line southwest from Chester to Katonah.

The town of Goshen, hit by the intense storm just before 4 p.m., declared a state of emergency due to intense rain that flooded many local roads. "Flooding conditions are dangerous and pose a real and substantial risk," said town Supervisor Joseph Betro.

Yorktown police reported 10 roads closed entirely due to downed trees and asked residents to limit unnecessary travel.

Commenters on Hudson Valley Weather's Facebook page reported Metro-North's Harlem line was blocked for hours due to trees on the tracks near Katonah.

More storms came through before and after sunset.

Power outages persisted into the morning.

• O&R reported 10,960 out of power at 6:45 a.m., most in Orange County.
• NYSEG reported 1,438 still without power in northwestern Westchester, 39 in Putnam and 2 in Dutchess
• Con Ed reported 135 customers out, most in northeast Westchester
• Cen Hud reported 94 still out of power, most in Ulster.

Thunderstorms are also forecast for Tuesday.

"Independence Day could be a volatile one across the central, southern and eastern United States as the atmosphere looks primed to produce rounds of severe thunderstorms on Tuesday," said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.

They should be more isolated in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, he said. "While this will allow many locations to be spared, conditions will change rapidly over short distances as storms develop."

Still, the National Weather Service issued hazardous outlooks for July 4, saying:

• Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester: Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop today. Storms will be slow moving and capable of producing heavy rainfall. Areas of minor flooding can be expected. There is also a localized flash flood risk where persistent storms set up.
• Dutchess, Ulster: Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected especially for areas south and east of Albany this afternoon and evening. Showers and thunderstorms could result in locally heavy downpours that could cause ponding of water and poor drainage and urban flooding.

Here's the next 48 hours at a glance from the NWS, based on northern Westchester: