Severe Storms Knock Power Out To Thousands Friday Afternoon In The HV

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The severe storms that came through Friday afternoon sending a tree crashing onto a school bus full of homeward-bound kids and flooding susceptible areas also knocked out power to thousands.

• At 8:15 p.m., NYSEG reported 5,411 out in Columbia County, 1,438 in Putnam, 941 in Ulster, 839 in Orange, 11 in Dutchess and 1 in Westchester.
• Cen Hud reported 4,995 out in Ulster, 2,546 in Dutchess, 1,457 in Orange and 154 out in Putnam.
• O&R reported 1,567 out in Orange and 840 in Rockland County.
• Con Ed reported 147 customers out in Westchester County.

In Monroe, Bruce Furbeck of First Due Weather collected 5.21" of rain, mostly between 3 and 5 p.m.

The weather is expected to remain unsettled through the weekend. See Patch's weather report here.

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