A powerful nor'easter spent the weekend pounding the Patchogue area with gusting winds, soaking rain and tidal flooding, and the cleanup is only getting started.

The storm moved in Saturday and lingered into Sunday, with gusts topping 60 mph in parts of Nassau and Suffolk.

Forecasters expected conditions to ease by midday Sunday, though rain could hang on into early Monday.

Power Outages Hit Patchogue and Blue Point

Our corner of the South Shore took some of the hardest hits on the grid.

Utility crews named Patchogue and Blue Point among the worst-affected communities on Long Island, alongside Huntington and Roslyn.

By Sunday morning, county officials estimated roughly 8,000 to 9,000 people were still without power across Patchogue, Blue Point and other hard-hit areas.

Tens of thousands of customers islandwide had already been restored since Friday, but continued gusts threatened to slow repairs and knock out more lines.

Several hundred trees came down across Suffolk County, including trees tangled in power lines in nearby Mastic Beach.

If you see a downed wire, treat it as live and keep your distance.

Flooding Along the Great South Bay

Coastal flooding was the storm's biggest threat, and the Great South Bay shoreline sat squarely in the danger zone.

Forecasters warned water could rise one to two feet above ground in many spots, and as much as three feet in the worst areas.

East Patchogue was listed among the Suffolk communities most prone to flooding.

Saturday's full Harvest Moon made matters worse, pushing high tides even higher.

Ocean waves of 10 to 12 feet chewed at the shoreline, and Suffolk County closed its beaches after onlookers gathered to watch the surf.

Search crews were also out Saturday night at Robert Moses State Park after a swimmer was reported missing in the rough ocean.

County leaders urged residents to stay home Sunday unless travel was essential.

Trash Pickup Resumes Monday

There is some good news for Monday morning.

Town of Brookhaven garbage collection returns to its regular schedule Monday, according to Supervisor Dan Panico.

Carters will run their routes on roads they can safely reach.

Low-lying coastal streets may still be underwater at pickup time, so some collections could be pushed back until the water recedes.

Residents on flood-prone blocks may want to check conditions before rolling cans to the curb.