About 200 Lose Power In Plainview Area As Blustery Winds Arrive

PLAINVIEW, NY — Blustery winds left about 200 homes and businesses without power in the Plainview area Monday afternoon.

As Patch previously reported, more than 7,000 PSEG Long Island customers were without power due to a strong storm system that brought wind gusts of up to 60 mph. See the outage map.

In the Plainview area, 170 customers lost power near Stratford Road Elementary School. Another 45 were in the dark near Plainview Old-Bethpage Middle School. Utility crews expect both areas won't see power restored until early Tuesday

Dozens lost power in Glen Cove and Matinecock, according to PSEG Long Island. Another 48 homes and businesses were without power near Brookville and Muttowntown. About 65 lost power in the Oyster Bay area as well.

Elsewhere, outages affected clusters of 100 customers in East Hills, 40 in Roslyn Estates, 96 in Westbury, 51 in New Cassel and 80 in Bethpage.

In New Hyde Park, 164 homes and businesses lost power. That area wasn't expected to see power return until 1 a.m. Tuesday.

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.

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