Storm cleanup underway after flash flooding batters NYC, Tri-State area | Live updates

If there's a silver lining from Saturday's severe thunderstorms, it's that smoke from the Canadian wildfires that has engulfed the Northeast in haze is expected to mostly clear from the New York City, New Jersey area just in time for the World Cup final on Sunday.

The smoke could still cause issues for people who are sensitive to particulate matter, and they should check the air quality index particularly in the morning.

Air quality at the field is measured every 10 minutes, said David Lu, CEO and co-founder of Clarity Movement, an environmental technology company providing air quality monitoring services.

Thousands of customers across the Tri-State are still without power on Sunday after dangerous storms walloped the region on Saturday.

Here is the latest on outages across the Tri-State as of Sunday morning:

NEW JERSEY:

PSE&G: 38 outages, 268 customers affected
JCP&L:420 customers affected

LONG ISLAND:

PSEG LI: 6 outages, 90 customers affected

NYC:

Con Edison:52 outages, 1,025 customers affected
ORANGE AND ROCKLAND:
O&R: 5 outages, 66 customers affected

The focus will turn to storm cleanup on Sunday for areas of the Tri-State battered by flash flooding on Saturday.

Some of the hardest hit areas included parts of New York City, like SoHo, where streets turned into rivers.

In Woodside, Queens, firefighters drove through the flooded waters to rescue trapped drivers on the BQE.

In Flushing, homeowners were left cleaning out their homes after flood waters caused extensive damage.

As the storms pulled away and a cold front worked its way through the metropolitan area, cleaner air was sweeping across the region.

Air quality was in the moderate range overnight in New York City, meaning "air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution."

It will keep improving on Sunday, with some haze in the air early before cobalt blue skies emerge by the time of the World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium.

Check on the AQI your community here.