{"id":210304,"date":"2026-04-26T15:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T15:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/210304\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T15:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T15:01:46","slug":"nyc-weather-severe-storms-cause-damage-across-new-york-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/210304\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Weather: Severe storms cause damage across New York area"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK (WABC) — Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding caused damage throughout the New York Area on Friday afternoon into Friday evening.<\/p>\n

There were several reports of flooded streets and downed trees and power lines.<\/p>\n

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Josh Einiger reports on the storm damage in Wood-ridge, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

Officials reported trees down across Staten Island. More than 10,000 customers on Staten Island lost power at one point due to the storm.<\/p>\n

The storms also led to a miserable commute – there were big backups on the New Jersey Turnpike as well as airport delays.<\/p>\n

AJ Ross has more from Ridgefield: <\/p>\n

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AJ Ross has more from Ridgefield.<\/p>\n

The Panorama Music Festival on Randall’s Island was evacuated due to the severe weather threat. The 3-day festival was scheduled to resume over the weekend.<\/p>\n

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The storms will fall apart overnight, though it will remain humid with temperatures dipping down to the low 70s.<\/p>\n

Click to watch the 7-day AccuWeather forecast<\/a> and get all the weather any time at abc7NY.com\/weather<\/a>. For weather updates wherever you go, please download the AccuWeather app<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the 7 Day AccuWeather forecast<\/p>\n

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