The spring-like energy felt across the Tri-state on Wednesday has been replaced by the threat being posed by violent winds on Thursday.
The gusty winds are creating dangerous and even deadly conditions right now all over our area. Fallen trees, debris, construction walls and power outages have all been reported.
Police in Mountainside, New Jersey say one person was killed just after 6 a.m. when a tree fell on a car on Route 22.
Meanwhile in Staten Island, the wind apparently knocked down a wall at a building under construction in Rosebank, killing a construction worker.
In Brooklyn, police had to rescue a male after a tree fell on him on Avenue H in Flatbush.
The man was rushed to Kings County Hospital with unknown injuries. It was one of many trees reported to be falling as strong winds started moving through the area.
Con Edison is reporting 1,650 outages in Queens and Yonkers.
CBS 2 HD Meteorologist John Elliot is calling for sustained winds between 20-30 mph, with gusts reaching as much as 55 mph.
Trees aren’t the only cause of concern across the area. Reports of debris and scaffolding crashing to the earth were also reported.
The high winds are also having an impact on airport travel. LaGuardia Airport is reporting delays of up to 3 hours, while JFK is dealing with 2 hour delays.
(Source: WCBSTV)
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ladies and gentleman make sure your headgear is secured properly.
best to walk walk out with helmets today!!
A story of hashgacha:
I was driving in Lakewood today. I needed to make a left onto Route 9 from Chestnut Street. The traffic light was out (possibly due to the winds), and two policemen were directing traffic. I was getting annoyed, because they seemed to be taking an inordinate amount of time to allow my side to go, far longer than the ususal traffic light.
When they finally allowed me to go, I made the left onto Route 9, and before I drove more than a few hundred yards, I saw a large part of a tree falling onto a car! The car that was hit was approximately 5-7 cars in front of me!
While b”h the passengers in that car (a frum woman and her baby) were not injured, their windshield was severly damaged, with a large branch poking through. After stopping to make sure they were ok, I began to reflect on the hashgacha that had protected me.
Why was I annoyed at the cop for taking so long? Obviously Hashem had a plan for me, and only let me go at the exact second I needed to be there.
Let us all try to see the Yad Hashem around us, even in “small”, “mundane”, “everyday” occurences.