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High Winds Knock Out Power to Hundreds in Deer Park, N. Babylon

High wind warning remains in effect until 9 a.m.

Several hundred people in the area are without power Thursday morning after strong winds and rain battered Long Island overnight. 

As of 8:15 a.m., 245 LIPA customers in Deer Park and 167 in North Babylon are reporting power outages. There are more than 34,000 outages currently island-wide. 

A high wind warning remains in effect until 9 a.m. Thursday. The National Weather Service has reported wind gusts of up to 60 mph and has warned of falling trees and power lines.

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