NYC Storms Cut Power to 3,000 Con Edison Customers as Heat Advisory Stays Through 8 p.m.
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Updated · Gothamist · Jun 12
NYC Storms Cut Power to 3,000 Con Edison Customers as Heat Advisory Stays Through 8 p.m.
2 articles · Updated · Gothamist · Jun 12
Summary
Nearly 3,000 Con Edison customers in Brooklyn and Queens were still without power early Friday after overnight storms swept through New York City.
Wind gusts reached 69 mph at LaGuardia around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, and crews worked through the night to restore weather-related outages.
Police and meteorologists reported no major damage or injuries, while scattered outages also hit fewer than 1,000 customers in New Jersey.
Friday is expected to bring more low-90s heat, humidity near 100 degrees and another risk of severe evening thunderstorms, with damaging winds the main threat.
A heat advisory remains in effect until 8 p.m., and an air quality alert warns ozone could push the Air Quality Index above 100 before a cold front brings drier air Saturday.