Here's How Many Are Without Power In Putnam, Dutchess Counties Here's How Many Are Without Power In Putnam, Dutchess Counties
Here's How Many Are Without Power In Putnam, Dutchess Counties Thousands of residents in the area remain without power after a Nor’easter rocked the region, bringing whipping winds, rain and downing trees and power lines in the area. As of 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2,774 of Central Hudson’s 119,730 customers in Dutchess and 1,487 of its 5,195 customers in Putnam remained without power, with no estimated restoration time provided. Related story: High Wind Warning: Gusts Up To 65 MPH Could Cause More Power Outages NYSEG customers were reporting 4,287 outages, including 392 in Putnam and 380 in Dutchess. More outages are expected on Th…
Area Home Built In 1795 Heavily Damaged By Fire Area Home Built In 1795 Heavily Damaged By Fire
Area Home Built In 1795 Heavily Damaged By Fire A LaGrange home built in 1795 received heavy damage following a fire on the second floor and the left side of the home, the LaGrange Fire Department said. The fire started around 10:40 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 15 Skidmore Road, said LaGrange Fire Chief Barry Ward. Arriving units found heavy fire on the second floor of the left side of the home, he added. Firefighters were able to make a quick attack and had extinguished the flames within an hour or so and cleared the scene by 1 p.m., he said. Two residents were not home at the time of the fire, but a dog was rescued and a cat was unaccou…
Lightning Strike Burns Electrical Panel At Area Home Lightning Strike Burns Electrical Panel At Area Home
Lightning Strike Burns Electrical Panel At Area Home An intense thunderstorm over the weekend in the Rhinebeck area kept firefighters on the run, especially when a house was struck by lightning. The incident took place around 2:56 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 3, on Montgomery Street off Route 9 in Rhinebeck, said Rhinebeck Fire Department Spokesman Jeff Cotter. Arriving crews encountered smoke showing from the eaves of the home and a significant amount of smoke throughout the house, Cotter said. An investigation found that an electrical current likely back-fed into the electrical panel box resulting in the smoke condition.  Firefighters remove…
New Power Outage Update: Nearly 100 Percent Restored On Long Island New Power Outage Update: Nearly 100 Percent Restored On Long Island
New Power Outage Update: Nearly 100 Percent Restored On Long Island Nearly all customers should have power back as of noon Wednesday, July 3 after an army of tree trimmers and repair crews descended on the island following a series of weekend storms that left more than 95,000 homes and businesses without power. In fact, there was so much damage, especially in Suffolk County, that by the end of the storm restoration, crews removed a total of 850 trees associated with the storm on Sunday, June 30,  PSEG Long Island officials. In all more than 1,000 workers were deployed to the area after the storm, including 550 additional personnel from PSE&G in New…
New Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers On Long Island New Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers On Long Island
New Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers On Long Island Less than 6,000 Long Island residents remain without power following an intense storm that left thousands of customers without power. As of 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 2, PSEG Long Island is reporting 5,672 of its approximately 1.1 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways are currently without power.  Service has been restored to more than 90 percent of the customers affected by the storm.  The company said it expects the majority of remaining customers without power to be restored by midnight Tuesday. To help repair or replace the hundreds of downed lines, the compa…
Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Area Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Area
Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Area Thousands of residents in the area are without power after a quick moving round of isolated thunderstorms swept through the area, bringing down trees and tree limbs on Sunday afternoon, June 30, with Northern Westchester the hardest hit. NYSEG says 2,276 are without power in the areas it serves in Northern Westchester, 296 of its customers in Dutchess lost power and 67 in Putnam. About 500 Central Hudson customers lost power in Putnam and Dutchess counties. Con Ed is reporting 332 outages in its service area of Northern Westchester at 4 p.m., with just a handful of outages south of I-…
Wind Advisory: Hundreds Without Power In Dutchess, Orange Counties Wind Advisory: Hundreds Without Power In Dutchess, Orange Counties
Wind Advisory: Hundreds Without Power In Dutchess, Orange Counties More than 300 in the area were left in the dark as whipping winds knocked out power to area residents. As of late Monday morning, April 15, 312 Central Hudson customers were reporting power outages in the Hudson Valley. An additional 37 NYSEG customers were left without power. In Dutchess, 77 residents in Washington were reporting outages, followed by North East (50 outages reported); Poughkeepsie (23); Amenia (23) and Millbrook (seven). In Orange County, there were 45 outages reported in Cornwall and 23 reported in Newburgh. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory, which w…
Hundreds Still Without Power After Wind Storm Blows Through Area Hundreds Still Without Power After Wind Storm Blows Through Area
Hundreds Still Without Power After Wind Storm Blows Through Area Repair crews worked through the night to restore power to thousands of Hudson Valley residents who were left in the dark following two days of whipping wind storms that left the region reeling. Crews from Central Hudson worked overnight to restore power to nearly 30,000 customers, who were impacted by the storm that sent trees and branches flying onto power lines and utility poles. According to Central Hudson, since Sunday nearly 28,000 customers were impacted by the storm that struck the area. Repairs to the remaining customers without power this morning are taking place throughout today a…
Number Of Power Outages Surges In Afternoon In Rockland, Orange Counties Number Of Power Outages Surges In Afternoon In Rockland, Orange Counties
Number Of Power Outages Surges In Afternoon In Rockland, Orange Counties With winds whipping between 20 and 30 mph and gusts approaching 65 mph in the area, thousands remain without power as utility crews scramble to restore service to the region. As of around 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon, Feb. 25, Orange & Rockland had 1,120 customers in Orange County and 578 customers in Rockland without power, led by Warwick (648); Nyack (253); Florida (247); Clarkstown (137) and Tuxedo Park (130). On the other side of the river, 3,117 of Central Hudson’s Dutchess County residents were without power. Hyde Park led the way with 1,136 outages, followed by Rhinebeck …
Crews In Dutchess Scrambling To Restore Power Knocked Out By Wind Storm Crews In Dutchess Scrambling To Restore Power Knocked Out By Wind Storm
Crews In Dutchess Scrambling To Restore Power Knocked Out By Wind Storm With whipping winds sending branches flying and felling trees, crews from Central Hudson are out in force making repairs and restoring power to Hudson Valley residents. More than 350 electric line and tree personnel are in the field on Monday afternoon, Feb. 25, working to remove fallen trees and restore electric service in the area, Central Hudson Senior Vice President Paul Haering, said. As of 2:20 p.m. on Monday afternoon, 3,117 of Central Hudson’s Dutchess County residents were without power. Hyde Park led the way with 1,136 outages, followed by Rhinebeck Village (613); Rhinebeck (468);…
Strong Winds Knock Out Power To Thousands In Rockland, Orange Counties Strong Winds Knock Out Power To Thousands In Rockland, Orange Counties
Strong Winds Knock Out Power To Thousands In Rockland, Orange Counties Thousands of area residents are without power as wild winds continue whipping through the area. On Monday morning, Feb. 25, 6,210 of Central Hudson’s Dutchess and Orange County residents are reporting outages, including 1,662 in Dutchess, 1,932 in Orange County and 72 in Putnam. Of Orange & Rockland Utility Company customers, 76 from Orange County and 457 from Rockland were reporting outages. In Dutchess, 1,002 residents utilizing Central Hudson in Hyde Park were without power as of 10:15 a.m. on Monday morning. Other outages were reported in Poughkeepsie (533 customers); LaGrange (52);…
Strong Winds Knock Out Power To Hundreds In Westchester Strong Winds Knock Out Power To Hundreds In Westchester
Strong Winds Knock Out Power To Hundreds In Westchester Thousands of residents in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess are without power as wild winds continue whipping through the area. On Monday morning, Con Edison was reporting that there were 31 current outages in Westchester, as of 10:30 a.m., impacting 335 of their 348,198 customers who were left in the dark. NYSEG was reporting an additional 703 customers who were without power on Monday morning. Of Con Edison customers, Peekskill was hit the hardest when a tree came down on Union Avenue, leading to 170 residents reporting outages.  Other municipalities without power include Cortlandt (…