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Strong storms rip through area

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In the midst of a weeklong heat wave, a line of strong storms passed through our area on Monday, with high wind gusts causing power outages and toppled trees.

Four houses were reported to have been hit by lightning in our area.

“It was the worst ride home of my life,” said East Rockaway resident Linda Bakal, who works about 10 miles northeast of her home on Ocean Avenue. “I couldn’t see out of my windshield, the rain was pelting it so badly.” Bakal said that she sat in her car after arriving home for 20 minutes to avoid the downpour.

The heat wave, with temperatures in the 90s, was expected to last until this Thursday.