Last night's storm caused extensive damage in Tarrytown, while Sleepy Hollow was largely spared from the effects of high winds and driving rains.

As of 2 p.m., more than 1,500 homes, mostly in Tarrytown, were without power in the villages according to Con Edison. Hundreds more were suffering from flooding.

"It's unbelievable and it's all over," Benedict Ave. resident Bob Errico said. "Trees, flooding, anything, you name it."

Many roads remained closed on Sunday due to downed trees, while Fire Department members were very busy helping residents with flooding.

"We had a bunch of calls last night then it subsided," Tarrytown Fire Department Chief Mike Coffey said. "Then people woke up and found out they had all this water in their basements – we're going to be at this for the rest of the day."

Most of the flooding was concentrated between Neperan Rd. and Benedict Ave. in Tarrytown.

"It's the highest elevation right here, so a lot of it's up here and on Highland Ave. too," Coffey said.

One Union Ave. resident, Ed Smercak, was busy pumping water from his basement with the aid of a generator while also dealing with the side effects of the power outage.

"It started last night and I had about six inches; then I wound up with about eight inches of water this morning," Smercak said. "The house I have has pumps, but without electric it's not going to pump out the water.

"I'd also like to know, we're at the top of the hill, why so many houses have water problems."

Smercak said most of the houses on his street were flooded, some with over a foot and a half of water in their basements.

Sleepy Hollow was largely spared from the destruction. However, a utility pole caught on fire on Howard Ave. The pole broke in half and landed on a vehicle parked in the street. There were also some scattered reports of flooding.

"We only had two calls, one for a flooded basement and then we had a call for wires burning at about three in the morning and we've been there ever since," Assistant Chief for the Sleepy Hollow Fire Department, John Korzelius, said. "Tarrytown got hammered, I was surprised we only got two calls, the rest of the county was going crazy."

There were reports of numerous trees that fell into houses as well. One large tree at 215 Benedict Ave. fell into a home.

"There was glass and debris everywhere," said the residence's landlord, Margaret Sneddon. "Fortunately, no one was home."

Errico, who lives next to the Sneddon home, said his wife heard the tree fall.

"My wife was home and she heard a very dull noise," Errico said. "The tree must have went over very slowly, because if it went down fast that house wouldn't be there anymore."

According to the National Weather Service, a flood watch remains in effect in the villages until midnight. An additional inch of rain is expected today, with weather clearing up by Tuesday.