Outages Linger After Gusty Winds Cause 'Significant Damage'

PEARL RIVER, NY — Nearly 4,000 customers remain without electricity after Monday's wind storm, as crews for local utilities worked through the night to repair damage and restore power.

According to the O&R Outage Map, at 8:45 a.m. there were 1,468 New York customers out of power, including 827 in Sullivan, 558 in Orange, 78 in Rockland and 5 in Ulster County.

Cen Hud reported 2.026 customers still out, including 1,594 in Ulster, 37 in Dutchess and 10 in Orange.

NYSEG reported 2,375 out, including 1,985 in Sullivan, 115 in Ulster, 19 in Westchester, 12 in Putnam and 5 in Dutchess.

Con Ed reported only 1 customer out in Westchester County.

While more than 18,000 Orange & Rockland Utilities customers who lost power in Monday's wind storm have had it restored, company officials warned the remaining outages represent significant damage and will take substantial construction work to restore. For example, more than 13 outage locations have broken poles and crossarms.

O&R officials said they had obtained 50 more mutual aid overhead line contractors to join the 200 O&R has already acquired to support its internal field workforce, officials said.

O&R expects to restore power to nearly all customers affected by the storm by 11 p.m. Tuesday. There may be some customers who are not restored today because of structural damage to their buildings or to their buildings’ internal electric equipment.

The National Weather Service issued local reports of strongest gusts:

Orange County

• Stewart Airport 52 MPH
• Montgomery Airport 51
• Warwick 45
• Otisville 43
• US Military Academy 42

Putnam County

• Brewster 43 MPH
• Putnam Valley 42

Rockland County

• Suffern 52 MPH

Westchester County

• White Plains Airport 60 MPH
• Tappan Zee Light 14 59
• Croton 47
• Mamaroneck 44
• Peekskill 44
• Somers 41