Weather
Snow Clobbers Long Island; 8,000 Power Outages Reported
The evening commute has been an absolute disaster from the roads to the rails. 60 mph winds could cause more power outages overnight.
The first snowfall of the season has certainly been a memorable one. But the memories it's creating likely wouldn't be good ones for most Long Islanders as heavy bands of windswept snow caused an absolute disaster of a rush hour commute Thursday evening.
More than 5 inches of snow fell on parts of the island and it all came down in just a matter of hours. Numerous crashes have been reported, including one involving a school bus carrying adults with special needs in Farmingville.
Farmingville NY: A full size school bus transporting special needs adults crashed into a SUV this afternoon on Horseblock Road near Wanda Terrace during the snow storm. Ambulances from multiple agencies took as many as 8 patients to a local hospital for injuries #LINEWS pic.twitter.com/O5dRnwSGhS
— emergencypatches (@mergencypatches) November 16, 2018
The Long Island Rail Road suspended westbound service earlier between Jamaica and Penn Station, but it has now been restored. There are still 20-30 minutes delays in both directions on the LIRR "due to weather-related switch trouble."
Find out what's happening in Three Villagefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
As of 8:24 p.m., PSEG Long Island says 8,018 of its customers are without power. That number may rise as the night progresses. A wind advisory will be in effect from 9 p.m. Thursday until 6 a.m. Thursday for western Suffolk. A high wind warning will be in effect for the East End, where wind gusts up to 60 mph are expected, over the same time period.
The strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines, the NWS says.
Find out what's happening in Three Villagefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Big surprise—there’s mayhem in #PennStation after the first #snow of the year. IT’S GONNA SNOW AGAIN THIS WINTER GUYS (ya know, like it does every winter?); YA MIGHT WANT TO PREPARE. Oh and thanks for canceling my direct train home. pic.twitter.com/pZGq9RAizG
— AA (@allisona15) November 15, 2018
Just about 4 inches in kings park Long Island. @LeeGoldbergABC7 @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/Ly04vSwKdk
— justin trabosh (@JustinTrabosh) November 15, 2018
Main photo by Scott Rath/Kings Park
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