A line of thunderstorms tore through the New York area Friday evening, downing trees, knocking out power and delivering wind gusts up to 71 miles per hour — and the region could see a repeat Saturday evening, just as millions gather to celebrate the Fourth of July, according to the National Weather Service.
The storms moved fast enough to spare the metro area of serious flooding, according to meteorologist Alexa Maines. By Saturday morning, New York’s Downed Tree Taskforce was patrolling the city to clear roads of any debris, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on X.
Con Edison said late Friday that it had restored power to more than 93,000 customers who had lost access due to the storms and extreme heat. As of Saturday morning, the power company was still working to reconnect nearly 7,000 more…