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Overnight Winds Fell Trees Across Tri-State, Forcing Ridgefield, N.J., Evacuations

Crews began inspections after the advisory ended, with power restoration ongoing.

Overview

  • Gusts topping 40 mph during an overnight wind advisory downed trees across New York and New Jersey.
  • In Ridgefield, N.J., a large tree slammed into a multi-family building around 1:30 a.m., damaging the roof and a wall and shattering a window.
  • First responders taped off the complex and evacuated two nearby units, with no injuries reported.
  • Utilities reported nearly 12,000 New Jersey customers lost power in the early morning hours, with restoration underway.
  • Elsewhere, a fallen tree hit power lines in Queens and limbs damaged cars and blocked a street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.