Nasty Storm Causes Flooding, Power Outages

Jen Chung

Published Dec 12, 2008

Modified Dec 12, 2008

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Jen Chung

Published Dec 12, 2008

Modified Dec 12, 2008

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Yesterday's storm made for messes all over the region. Highways and roads were flooded (there are still some issues this morning—be careful, there may be downed power lines) and Fox 5 adds, "The wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain sent tree limbs crashing and left more than 120,000 customers without power in eastern New York... More than 1,500 customers were without power on Long Island and several hundred in New York City." And, naturally, there were plenty of delays at JFK and LaGuardia airports last night. Newsday, which reports that an urban flood warning is still in effect—not to mention a coastal flood advisory after the "astronomically high tides"—tries to look on the bright side: "It could have been worse. It could have been snow."