Storm brings power outages, flooding, snow to parts of Lower Hudson Valley

Rain and high winds slammed the Lower Hudson Valley overnight Wednesday in the first storm of the spring, bringing nearly 3 inches of rain and even some snow to parts of the area.

Impacts of weather in Putnam, Rockland and Westchester

High winds knocked down power lines and tree limbs across the area, causing some road closures and significant power outages. Parts of Putnam County even saw some light snowfall as a result of the storm.

Over 80 NYSEG customers are out of power with a total of 8 outages in the area, mostly in Putnam County. In Rockland, only two outages have left eight customers in the dark. But in Westchester, hundreds of outages have left nearly 10,000 ConEd customers without power in Westchester and the Bronx.

Several schools were under two-hour delays this morning as roads were getting cleaned up but Ardsley School District is closed for the day due to a partial power outage. The district said in a notice to families it expects full power to be restored by Friday.

While the storm was intense overnight, many commuters woke up to no rain and mostly clear roads in usual problem areas like the Saw Mill River Parkway and the Bronx River Parkway, which have a history of flooding and closures during major storms.

The National Weather Service still has a flood advisory for Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties in effect until 11:30 a.m. Thursday and a coastal flood advisory for lower Westchester until 10 a.m. Thursday. In Putnam County, snow will likely continue until Friday at around 8 a.m.

Road closures in Lower Hudson Valley

The rain mostly stopped early Thursday morning as clean-up crews deployed to repair damage. The impacts of the storm were not as severe as past storms in the last year, but some roads still remain closed for flooding and hundreds of residents are without power. Here's where local roads are closed:

• Route 59 eastbound near Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack
• US Route 6 between US 9 and NY 9D, Cortlandt
• NY 116 between Old Salem Center Road and Baxter Road, North Salem
• NY 120 between Kipp Street and Pine Cliff Road, New Castle
• NY 22 between Baldwin Road and Upland Lane, New Castle
• NY 100 and Mount Joy Avenue, Greenburgh
• Central Avenue in Scarsdale
• Baldwin Place Road in Mahopac
• Muscoot Road West in Mahopac
• Gleneida Boulevard in Mahopac

All Metro North trains are on schedule and open as of 8 a.m.