Nearly 15,000 Power Outages on Long Island As Storms Strike

UPDATE 7:45 p.m.: PSEG Long Island says 14,760 of its customers have lost power. See the outage map here.

The National Weather Service has issued the following special weather statements for Long Island:

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Southwest Suffolk-Northwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-Northeast
Suffolk-638 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2018

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL SUFFOLK COUNTY...

At 637 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Gardiners Island to near Shinnecock Hills to near Patchogue. Movement was southeast at 25 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Riverhead, Centereach, Shirley, Medford, Southold, Manorville, Patchogue, Middle Island, Wading River, Center Moriches, Mattituck, Southampton, Westhampton, Sag Harbor and Bridgehampton.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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Southwest Suffolk-Northern Queens-Northwest Suffolk-Southern Queens-Bronx-Northern Nassau-Southern Nassau- 632 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT QUEENS...BRONX...WESTERN SUFFOLK
AND NASSAU COUNTIES...

At 631 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Cold Spring Harbor, or over Huntington Station, moving southeast at 25 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include... Islip, Jamaica, Flushing, Brentwood, Levittown, Freeport, Valley Stream, Commack, Huntington Station, Deer Park, Lindenhurst, Glen Cove, Plainview, Garden City and Massapequa

Photo by Cary Hackett/Lightning strikes over Pebble Beach in East Marion Thursday evening.