Over 7,000 Lose Power As Storm Slams Long Island

UPDATE 1:55 p.m.: More than 7,000 PSEG Long Island customers are now without power. See the outage map.

LONG ISLAND, NY — Parts of Long Island could see wind gusts up to 60 mph Monday as a powerful storm slams the region, the National Weather Service says.

A high wind warning is in effect until 10 p.m in Suffolk County. In Nassau, a wind advisory is in effect until 7 p.m.

Heavy rain and damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Scattered power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles, the weather service says.

"Crews are ready to respond safely and as quickly as possible to any service interruptions," PSEG Long Island said on its Facebook page.

The strongest winds, up to 60 mph in Suffolk and 55 mph in Nassau, are likely during the afternoon and early evening hours so it may be a rough rush hour commute. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible and a brief tornado cannot be ruled out, the weather service says.

As of noon, PSEG said 702 of its customers were without power, according to its outage map.

Residents who lose power can report the outage through PSEG's mobile app or by texting OUT to PSEGLI (773454).

This is the latest Long Island forecast:

Monday- Showers before noon, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. High near 62. Windy, with a south wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night- Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Low around 51. Windy, with a south wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday- A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 53 by 10am, then falling to around 47 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

Tuesday Night- Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday- Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 13 to 16 mph.

Wednesday Night- Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Thursday- Sunny, with a high near 50.

Thursday Night- Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Friday- Partly sunny, with a high near 52.