Damaging and dangerous, severe storms take down trees and flooded streets. Right now, traffic on our busiest bridge is at a standstill after winds were Strong Enough to flip a tractor trailer. Good evening, im kristine johnson. Im maurice dubois. Well have team coverage, but we want to get to lonnie quinn. Part of our area is under a tornado watch right now. Theyve extended that watch until 1 00 in the morning. Were talking where Morris County south through or she county until 1 00 a. M. , tornado watch. Not happening right now, but all the puzzle pieces are in mine and it could happen. Elsewhere, the areas shaded in all five boroughs riders of the city until 11 30. Severe thunderstorm warning means severe storms are taking speak. This is the worst the storm has to offer. Peek at this. This is probably the biggest thing i can share with you. We talked about tornado watches. No reports. However, look at all the rotation were seeing in the atmosphere. Radar indicated rotation. If you see
Issued an order to secure all cranes. New restrictions went into effect earlier this month after a crane collapsed in tribeca killing a pedestrian. Cranes are now required to go into safety mode when winds are forecast to hit 20 Miles Per Hour. Thats a manhole cover just exploding in elizabeth. The force propelled the metal cover several feet into the air missing people and cars on elizabeth avenue and 7th street. Firefighters called to the scene this morning as street salt set underground wires on fire. We have a serious potential due to the Manhole Covers that were lifting off. Its looking like flames they come, the flames maybe about maybe 6foot high and they start to smoke. A lot of smoke. Carbon monoxide was also detected forcing the ventilation of nearby basements. Restore power on the block. Now to breaking news. The st. George Ferry Terminal for the Staten Island ferry is shut down right now because of a suspicious package. Nypd is on the scene investigating. For the time being
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