Jul 26, 2010 12:44 am US/Eastern
Violent Storms Leave Path Of Destruction In NYC
Nasty Weather Causes Chaos In Tri-State, Knocking Down Trees And Downing Power Lines
Some, Though, View Rain As Welcome Respite From Brutal Heat And Humidity
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NEW YORK (CBS) ―
Strong thunderstorms came barreling through the tri-state on Sunday, leaving a path of damage in their wake.
Thousands of people were taking part in the Dominican Day Parade in the Bronx when the rain came down.
Trees were toppled in the Bronx from Riverdale to Van Cortlandt Village, pulling up sidewalks and pulling down wires.
Van Cortlandt Village resident Vicky Morel lives in a house that, until Sunday's storms, had rested in the shadow of a massive tree. When it crashed onto her yard, it also blocked the Orloff Avenue, left three cars crushed, and pushed the sidewalk straight up like a wall.
"I didn't see it happen, but I heard it and I was scared," Van Cortlandt Village resident Vickey Morel said. "I think it was like atornado
, because I've never seen anything like this."
Two houses down on Orloff Avenue, a tree was split down the middle, causing power lines to sag.
Remarkably, the electricity was still running for property owner Sammy Remmo, who considers himself lucky.
"This one just missed the house by, you can see, a couple of inches, so it got bad," Remmo said. "It got really bad, the wind was heavy."
Elsewhere, more cars were left flattened by downed trees in Riverdale.
In many places, traffic was at a full stop, or moving slowly like it was on a flooded Henry Hudson Parkway.
Parallel to the flooding, on a service road, a toppled section of tree forced vehicles to go around.
With so many trees to remove, firefighters and work crews were forced to prioritize, getting to the high-traffic areas first.
Despite the damage and headaches, some New Yorkers were glad to get rained on – anything to take the edge off the heat and humidity that's been around for days.
"I'll take the rain any day over 100 degrees, like it was earlier," Upper West Side resident Mike Harris said.
Thousands of people were taking part in the Dominican Day Parade in the Bronx when the rain came down.
Trees were toppled in the Bronx from Riverdale to Van Cortlandt Village, pulling up sidewalks and pulling down wires.
Van Cortlandt Village resident Vicky Morel lives in a house that, until Sunday's storms, had rested in the shadow of a massive tree. When it crashed onto her yard, it also blocked the Orloff Avenue, left three cars crushed, and pushed the sidewalk straight up like a wall.
"I didn't see it happen, but I heard it and I was scared," Van Cortlandt Village resident Vickey Morel said. "I think it was like a
Two houses down on Orloff Avenue, a tree was split down the middle, causing power lines to sag.
Remarkably, the electricity was still running for property owner Sammy Remmo, who considers himself lucky.
"This one just missed the house by, you can see, a couple of inches, so it got bad," Remmo said. "It got really bad, the wind was heavy."
Elsewhere, more cars were left flattened by downed trees in Riverdale.
In many places, traffic was at a full stop, or moving slowly like it was on a flooded Henry Hudson Parkway.
Parallel to the flooding, on a service road, a toppled section of tree forced vehicles to go around.
With so many trees to remove, firefighters and work crews were forced to prioritize, getting to the high-traffic areas first.
Despite the damage and headaches, some New Yorkers were glad to get rained on – anything to take the edge off the heat and humidity that's been around for days.
"I'll take the rain any day over 100 degrees, like it was earlier," Upper West Side resident Mike Harris said.
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