High winds bring down trees, signs, and power lines in New York City, Tri-State area
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Damaging high winds followed a weekend winter storm that generated snow, ice, and rain, setting the stage for a cold week ahead with another snow threat.
On Sunday night, high winds knocked down trees, signs, and wires, knocking out power to thousands of homes, especially in New Jersey and Connecticut.
Eyewitness News found large trees down in Riverdale in the Bronx, as well as in parts of Queens and Brooklyn. Some fell on vehicles, requiring clean-up efforts.
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As of 5 p.m. on Monday, the Parks Department had received 162 reports of fallen trees citywide due to weather conditions. The city asks that any tree conditions be reported to 311. In cases of true emergency, call 911.
The storm and the winds led to hundreds of flights being cancelled or delayed.
The New York area airports experienced big delays between problems at other airports and the weather here. Six percent of flights were cancelled at LaGuardia, while JFK and Newark reported 3% of total flights cancelled on Monday.
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The wind will remain a problem through Monday, with gusts possibly topping 50 mph.
The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning for parts of the Tri-State and a wind advisory for the immediate New York City area through Monday.
ACCUWEATHER FORECAST
It will be much colder as the skies clear for the first half of next week. High temperatures will be below freezing most of the week, and the wind will make it feel even colder.
Cold air in place will also set the stage for a coastal storm that can bring snow Wednesday night and Thursday.
That storm, which was moving ashore in the West on Sunday, will spread disruptive wintry weather first across the nation's midsection and may be the biggest snowstorm of the season for parts of the mid-Atlantic by mid-week.
FUTURECAST
Although it's still too early to lock in snow totals for our area, models suggest the heaviest snow will fall to the south and along the coast.
Stay with Chief Meteorologist Lee Goldberg and the Eyewitness News AccuWeather team for updates on the forecast.
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