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© Xavier Mascareñas/ The Journal NewsConsolidated Edison crews examine a fallen line near tree debris on Cedar Lane at Stormytown Road in Ossining
A violent storm passed through the Hudson Valley Friday evening, downing trees and leaving thousands without power.

Though heavy rain and high winds blanketed Rockland and Putnam counties, the areas near Croton-on-Hudson and Ossining in Westchester appeared to have taken the brunt of the storm.

According to Consolidated Edison Inc.'s website, more than 11,250 homes and businesses were without power across Westchester County about 8:45 p.m. Friday.

In Ossining village, about 2,300 customers were affected along with nearly 1,500 in Ossining town and another 1,800 in Croton. In Mount Vernon, more than 3,000 customers experienced outages.

In White Plains, police said that a tree had fallen on an Ogden Avenue home. No injuries were reported.

The weather also wreaked havoc on the county roadways.

Motorists were at a standstill on Route 9 near Ossining about 6:15 p.m. as a downed tree blocked the southbound lane, one driver said. By 8:30 p.m., the road remained closed to southbound traffic, police said. Downed trees also delayed traffic on Route 129 near Quaker Bridge Road.

Elsewhere, Westchester County Police said fallen trees near the Saw Mill River Parkway caused partial road closures around Pleasantville. Saw Mill exits at Bedford Road, Manville Road, Grant Street and Route 120 were all affected. The issues had been resolved by 8:15 p.m., police said.

Shortly after 6:30 p.m., David Seide, of the Eagle Bay Condominiums in Ossining, said the storm came right through his neighborhood and downed trees that blocked the major roadway in and out of his development. Some of the fallen trees were estimated to be more than 200 years old, he said.

"There are trees down all over," Seide said. "The tops of the trees are all sheered off. It looks like it came right through from the Hudson River."

Seide believes a tornado was responsible for the damage, but Dave Samuhel, a meteorologist with Accuweather.com, could not verify that claim.

Samuhel speculated that wind gusts in areas where trees were blown over topped 60 miles per hour, but said he had not received reports of any tornados touching down in the county.

Service to most Con Edison customers affected by the storm was to have been restored by 2 a.m. this morning. Samuhel said today's forecast calls for sunny skies with lower humidity and temperatures in the low 90s.