Isaias Power Outages: Latest Updates For Rockland, Orange Counties
There’s light at the end of the tunnel for Orange and Rockland county residents as utility crews continue cleaning up from the damage done by Tropical Storm Isaias.
Orange & Rockland Utilities reported on Friday, Aug. 7 that it restored nearly 80 percent of the reported outages caused by the storm, though thousands are still waiting to turn the lights back on.
According to Orange & Rockland, 12,730 of its 117,244 customers in Rockland were without power, while 5,784 of its 104,130 Orange County customers were reporting outages.
In Orange County, Central Hudson had 4,099 customers w…
Isaias New Power Outage Update For Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan: These Communities Most Affected
Thousands remain without power in the area two days after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through the region.
Utility crews have been working around the clock to make repairs after the storm sent trees flying into power lines and utility poles, causing mass outages throughout Dutchess, Ulster, and Sullivan counties.
In Dutchess County, Central Hudson was reporting 16,068 customers were still without power, with an additional 11,745 NYSEG customers still in the dark.
Central Hudson was also reporting 3,772 outages in Ulster, and just 20 in Sullivan County. NYSEG had 562 customers in Sullivan a…
Isaias New Power Outage Update: These Putnam County Communities Are Most Affected
Thousands remain without power in Putnam County two days after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through the region.
Utility crews have been working around the clock to make repairs after the storm sent trees flying into power lines and utility poles, causing mass outages throughout the Hudson Valley.
According to NYSEG, as of Thursday, Aug. 6, 24,961 of its 38,693 customers in Putnam were still without power. Central Hudson was also reporting 2,047 of its 5,160 customers were still in the dark.
A breakdown of outages in Putnam County as of 9:30 a.m. on Thursday:
Carmel: 8,643;
Kent: 5,690;…
Tropical Storm Isaias: Thousands Lose Power In Putnam
Tens of thousands of Putnam, Dutchess, and Ulster residents have lost power as Tropical Storm Isaias rocked the region with extreme wind gusts that toppled trees, felled utility poles and downed power lines throughout the area.
Putnam County was hardest hit, with 33,464 of NYSEG’s 38,693 customers reporting outages, with Carmel (11,654), Southeast (5,966), Putnam Valley (4,894), and Patterson (4,460) seeing the most outages.
Central Hudson was responding to 606 total outages that were impacting 63,821 of their customers as of 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
In Dutchess, 30,067 customers wer…