Early morning storms bring down trees across Tri-State Area
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. -- Early morning storms caused damage across the Tri-State Area on Friday.
On Long Island, a tree fell on a home on Wakefield Avenue in Port Washington.
Police say an 89-year-old woman was pinned underneath the tree in her backyard. She was taken to a local hospital to be treated for severe trauma.
In New Rochelle, two women were treated for minor injuries after a tree fell on a fence, across a sidewalk and onto a parked car on Pelham Road.
In New Jersey, multiple utility poles went down, leaving dozens of residents without power.
PSE&G crews responded to the downed lines around 11 a.m. on East Seventh Street and Leland Avenue in Plainfield.
A massive tree also had to be cut up and taken away.
Traffic in the area was diverted during the cleanup.