LONG BEACH, N.Y. -- There's a warning for Long Island residents to get ready for the coming hurricane season, which officially begins Wednesday.
The American Red Cross will join government officials Tuesday on the boardwalk in Long Beach to spread the message about preparedness.
They say 2022 is projected to be an above-normal hurricane season. That follows an active season in 2021, when remnants of Hurricane Ida impacted our region.
The Red Cross says it needs more volunteers for both local support and travel when major storms strike outside our area.
Meanwhile in Westchester County, Con Edison crews are out trimming trees to prepare for hurricane season.
Experts say most power outages during storms are caused by trees and limbs that are knocked into power lines.
Throughout the year, especially during the spring, Con Ed trims and removes dead and diseased trees.
Homeowners should contact the utility if they see trees that might pose a problem.
"We will come out and survey and remove the tree, if we deem it to be hazardous to both the public or the distribution system," Operating Supervisor Dominic Santiago told CBS2. "It's free to all the customers, there's no charge."
The utility says more than 4,000 trees have been pruned or removed under the program.
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