Crime & Safety
Downpours Bring Road Closures, Report Of Lightning Strike In Scarsdale
Scarsdale Fire Department responded to a call for a lightning strike today.
brought about downpours, a few road closures and one reported lightning strike in Scarsdale today.
Captain John Saviano said the SFD responded to a call on Ridgecrest for a building struck by lightning this morning.
Although there was no fire, and no evidence of a strike found, such as limbs down or burnt leaves, a few homes had some damage to electrical boxes, according to Saviano.
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"There were a couple of good booms," but the call was a "non-event," he said.
Parts of the Bronx River Parkway in Scarsdale and White Plains were closed earlier today due to flooding, but have since been reopened, according to the Westchester County Police.
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Currently, the Saw Mill Parkway in Mount Pleasant remains closed.
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