Power Restored to All But 48 in Southold Town

Update: Power has been restored to all but 48 homes in Southold Town as of 7:59 p.m. Widespread outages were reported in Orient during the storm Saturday, but PSEG worked throughout the day to get service up and running.

Original story: A blast of blizzard conditions, including heavy snow and high winds, have left 356 customers without power in Southold Town.

PSEG Long Island has reported that, as of 9:30 a.m. 1,065 of its 1.1 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways are without power.

While snow or wind don’t normally pose a problem for an electric system, combined and with the potential for ice on lines and trees, there can be an increase in downed wires and power outages, LIPA representatives said. These conditions also make it difficult for our crews to get around. It is unsafe for crews to go up in buckets to make repairs if there are high winds.

PSEG said the goal is always to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. “We ask our customers for a fair amount of patience and to know we will be there just as soon as it is safe,” the release said.

Stay in touch and stay safe with PSEG Long Island:

• To report downed wires or power outages, customers should call PSEG Long Island’s Electric Service line at 1-800-490-0075
• Utilize MyAlerts, PSEG Long Island’s text message service. Once registered, report power outages by texting “OUT” to PSEGLI (773454)
  • To register have account number available and text REG to PSEGLI (773454)
• Check for updates using PSEG’s outage map at https://www.psegliny.com/c.cfm/Outage
• Like PSEG Long Island on Facebook (www.facebook.com/psegli) and follow on Twitter (@PSEGLI) for updates. Remember, though, outages cannot be reported through social media.

* Additional updates will be sent, as appropriate, at 11:30 a.m.; 2:30 p.m.; 5:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

For the latest Southold storm news, including closing, cancellations, and alerts from town officials, click here.

For a timeline of how much snow will fall every hour, click here.