More Than 7,000 Power Outages Reported As Nor'easter Slams LI

More than 7,000 PSEG Long Island customers were without power Wednesday night as a powerful nor'easter slammed the region. As of 10 p.m., 7,082 outages were reported, according to the PSEG outage map.

"We're prepared for the heavy rain + strong winds that have begun to impact our area," PSEG Long Island said its Facebook page. "This storm system has been forecasted to bring up to 3 inches of rain and wind gusts of over 40 mph - which could cause outages."

A wind advisory has been expanded to cover the entire island and is in effect until 6 p.m. Thursday. A 51 mph wind gust was recorded in Blue Point at 9:25 p.m., according to National Weather Service reports.

Due to low-hanging wires near Central Islip, Ronkonkoma Branch service on Long Island Rail Road was suspended Wednesday night between Deer Park and Ronkonkoma in both directions.

The full forecast:

Wednesday Night- Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 51. Windy, with a southeast wind 18 to 26 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday-A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

Thursday Night- Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 23 mph.

Friday- Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Friday Night- Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph.

Saturday- Sunny, with a high near 59.

Saturday Night- Clear, with a low around 49.

Sunday- Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.