Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, but as history has shown, April is no stranger to them as well. The National Weather Service has issued a high winds warning in the NYC area through 2 p.m. Sunday due to 40 MPH+ winds.
Windy Sunday morning from Tompkins Square Park pic.twitter.com/Jj3XCpFHji
— evgrieve (@evgrieve) April 3, 2016
Already, there's been at least one partial building collapse this morning in Park Slope at an under-construction building on 4th Avenue near 15th Street. According to the FDNY, who are currently at the scene, no injuries have been reported. The Department of Buildings ordered all crane operations stopped and secured Saturday afternoon before the high winds hit the city.
Picture of top-flr collapse at 4th Ave & 14th St. @FDNY on scene. No injuries reported. Streets closed. h/t @JarekFA pic.twitter.com/aSM1OnJ7fe
— Brad Lander (@bradlander) April 3, 2016
#FDNY on scene of partial roof collapse of bldg under construction at 535 4th Ave #ParkSlope pic.twitter.com/pF0aNxh53s
— FDNY (@FDNY) April 3, 2016
Wind gusts hit a high of 64 MPH at JFK this morning, and around 45 MPH in Central Park. Wind chill factors were in the 20's Sunday morning, and there have been multiple reports of fallen trees in Queens. Heavy snow has also fallen on parts of Long Island earlier today, and there have been thousands of power outages across the region.
Spring snow. You can hear the birds along with the big winds. @abc7ny @AmyFreeze7 pic.twitter.com/FLcJ23NJYb
— Lee Goldberg (@LeeGoldbergABC7) April 3, 2016
Ferocious winds sends cherry blossom crashing on vehicle @ 55 Summit Ave. Jersey City. @LeeGoldbergABC7 @PIX11News pic.twitter.com/0ZUEWqLgRb
— Andre E. Beckles (@TheAndreBeckles) April 3, 2016
A few peak wind gust reports from this morning. High Wind Warning remains in effect until 2 PM today pic.twitter.com/PiWXzLCvxO
— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) April 3, 2016
What a difference a few days (and a polar vortex) make, as temperatures are not expected to rise much over 40 today.
Latest wind chills. Only feels 55 degrees colder than Friday. @abc7ny https://t.co/3c6StjqRMA pic.twitter.com/ySDAZOPNYY
— Lee Goldberg (@LeeGoldbergABC7) April 3, 2016