Leaders on New York’s Lengthy Island are reporting restricted impacts from the nor’easter to date.
Nassau County Government Laura Curran stated Tuesday she is maintaining a watchful eye on the nor’easter, however she doesn’t count on the results of the storm to be on the identical scale and as devastating as Tropical Storm Ida.
“It’s at all times higher to be over ready…and we at all times wish to keep one step forward,” Curran acknowledged.
Curran stated there have already been a pair dozen energy outages in Nassau County. The rain and wind will proceed till tomorrow morning, and stated they’re “searching for the potential of fallen timber, fallen limbs, down energy strains.”
At the very least 16 automobile crashes have already occurred in Nassau County. Curran urged everybody to drive with warning and warned folks to be watchful of flooding, which may happen on account of excessive tides across the later afternoon.
Medics and the police division can be on standby to assist anybody in misery, Curran stated.
In the meantime, Suffolk County leaders are following New York state’s lead in issuing an emergency declaration as they anticipate worse winds that might trigger widespread energy outages, downed wires and timber and street points.
The storm has had restricted influence of rain to date that county officers and crews can handle, performing Police Commissioner Stuart Cameron stated. Nevertheless, heavy rain and robust wind create could result’s worsened driving situations and widespread energy loss because the winds probably choose up tonight, in response to County Government Steven Bellone.
“You’ve obtained a storm that’s delivering each heavy rains and excessive winds, which poses vital challenges in fact,” Bellone stated.
The rain has been heavy sufficient at factors to obscure visibility for drivers, Cameron stated. The county noticed 23 motorcar crashes between midnight and 11:15 a.m. ET.
CNN’s Kelly Christ contributed to this report.
