Outages Persist After Wednesday Storms In The Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Outages persist the second day after damaging thunderstorms swept through the region, with disruptions greatest in Orange County.

• Orange County: 449 O&R customers still out, 339 Central Hudson customers out
• Rockland: 105 O&R customers out
• Dutchess: 361 Central Hudson customers out
• Ulster: 120 Central Hudson customers out
• Westchester: 15 Con Ed customers out, 2 NYSEG customers out

O&R officials estimated that their remaining customers should be restored by 11 p.m. tonight. Crews will continue to repair downed wires and broken poles, and clear downed trees that resulted
from the storm.

O&R is also scheduled to distribute an additional 3,500 pounds of dry ice in Warwick, NY from 10 a.m. to noon today, in the Town of Warwick Police Department parking lot. It's at 132 Kings Highway.

Central Hudson officials said they expected to have 95 percent of the customers still without electricity restored by the following times

• Dutchess County: 10 p.m. Friday
• Orange County: 10 p.m. Friday
• Ulster County: 2 p.m. Friday

Thunderstorms are predicted all weekend, to be followed by a dry spell. Here's the five-day forecast based on Newburgh:

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday
Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 69. South wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Sunday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80.

Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 58.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.