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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

A large tree fell on Hastings Street. Its roots broke and lifted the concrete sidewalk five feet in the air.

Tropical Storm Isaias wallops Baldwin

Parts of Long Island, including Baldwin, have begun to feel the effects of Tropical Storm Isaias as it makes its way up the East Coast. All of Long Island has been under a Tropical Storm Warning, … more

By Bridget Downes | 8/4/20

A fallen tree on Rockaway Avenue in Oceanside.

Tropical Storm Isaias rolls through Oceanside, Island Park

All of Long Island, including Oceanside and Island Park, has begun to feel the effects of Tropical Storm Isaias as it makes its way up the East Coast. more

By Briana Bonfiglio and Mike Smollins | 8/4/20

Trees fell across the road in Hempstead Lake State Park.

Tropical Storm Isaias causes widespread power outage in Rockville Centre

As Tropical Storm Isaias barreled across Long Island Tuesday, it hit Rockville Centre particularly hard, causing the entire village to lose power by late afternoon. With heavy winds and gusts up to 78 miles per hour, the storm downed trees and power lines throughout the area, from Hempstead Lake State Park to commercial and residential streets. more

By Jill Nossa | 8/4/20

When trees fell on Littleworth Lane in Sea Cliff at the peak of Isaias’s gusts, some of the village’s power lines were taken along with them.

Tropical Storm Isaias takes a toll on the North Shore

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 Mike Conn and Scott Brinton | 8/4/20