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A PSEG Long Island vehicle stationed at a downed electrical wire on Dosoris Lane Thursday night.

Glen Cove officials, residents frustrated with PSEG LI leadership

The sound of generators echoed through the night on Thursday as many Glen Cove residents are still without power days after Tropical Storm Isaias felled trees and power lines across the island. more

By Jennifer Corr | 8/7/20

A utility pole snapped in two at the corner of Lindgren Street and Elsie Avenue in North Merrick, which was hammered during the storm.

Tropical Storm Isaias batters Bellmore-Merrick

Navigating Bellmore-Merrick’s side streets in the days following Tropical Storm Isaias was comparable to being caught in a dizzying maze. Drivers were forced to three-point turn at the sight … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 8/7/20

Tree limbs fell on a resident’s truck on Washington Street during the storm.

Franklin Square, Elmont residents continue to deal with Isaias' aftermath

Angela Pedone said she was lucky that she decided to go to the bank during Tropical Storm Isaias, because when she returned to her house on Washington Street in Franklin Square on Tuesday afternoon, … more

By Melissa Koenig | 8/5/20

Isaias tears down trees, power lines in Franklin Square and Elmont

Angela Pedone said she was lucky that she decided to go to the bank during Tropical Storm Isaias, because when she returned to her house on Washington Street in Franklin Square on Tuesday afternoon, … more

By Melissa Koenig and Scott Brinton | 8/5/20

Tropical Storm Isaias ripped the roof off the Beach Terrace Care Center in Long Beach.

Long Beach cleaning up after Tropical Storm Isaias causes mayhem

Traffic crawled down Long Beach's wide streets as lights were out in several key intersections. Trees were down on side streets, and there were scattered power outages in the … more

By Jim Bernstein and Scott Brinton | 8/5/20

The Rev. Tommy Lanham, the minister of Glen Cove Christian Church, says he has many fallen trees on church property.

Isaias packs a punch, downing trees in Glen Cove

Tropical Storm Isaias, a swift-moving tempest that slammed Nassau County on Tuesday, knocked down more than a thousand trees and some 338 electrical and phone wires, County Executive Laura Curran said at a news briefing Wednesday morning. more

By Scott Brinton and Jennifer Corr | 8/5/20

Part of Horse Hollow Road in Locust Valley was blocked off by a vehicle, a downed tree and power lines.

North Shore cleans up after powerful storm

Tropical Storm Isaias, a swift-moving tempest that slammed Nassau County on Tuesday, knocked down more than a thousand trees and some 338 electrical and phone wires, County Executive Laura Curran … more

By Scott Brinton and Jennifer Corr | 8/5/20

Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach and members of the LPD inspected a home in the Yorkshire neighborhood after a tree fell when Tropical Storm Isaias hit the area on Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Isaias packs a punch in Lynbrook, East Rockaway

Tropical Storm Isaias rolled across Nassau County Tuesday afternoon with relatively little rain, but with sustained winds in the 30 to 50 mph range, including in Lynbrook and East Rockaway. The storm brought with it gusts in excess of 70 mph, downing trees throughout the region, with some falling on homes. more

By Scott Brinton and Mike Smollins | 8/4/20

Tropical Storm Isaias brought down hundreds of phone and electric wires across Nassau County, like this one at Shore Drive and Helen Court in Merrick.

Nassau cleans up after 1,000 trees fall amid Isaias

Tropical Storm Isaias, a swift-moving temptest that slammed Nassau Tuesday, knocked down more than a thousand trees and some 338 electric and phone wires here, said County Executive Laura Curran during a news briefing Wednesday morning. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/4/20

A Long Island Rail Road train became stuck at the Wantagh station amid Isaias. The LIRR shut down all service during the storm.

Tropical Storm Isaias wreaks havoc in Wantagh-Seaford

Tropical Storm Isaias rolled across Nassau County Tuesday afternoon with relatively little rain but with sustained winds in the 30 to 50 mph range, with some gusts in excess of 70 mph, downing trees … more

By Scott Brinton | 8/4/20