Here's How Many In Westchester, Putnam Are Now Without Power After Storm Sweeps Through
Thousands of Westchester and Putnam residents lost power after storms brought heavy rain and strong wind to the region overnight.
As of 9:45 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, Con Edison is responding to 161 reported outages, which were impacting 3,199 of its 348,198 customers in Westchester. NYSEG is dealing with 2,271 of its 32,806 customers who were without power.
In Putnam County, 2,709 of NYSEG’s 38,310 customers were still left in the dark, while Central Hudson was responding to outages impacting 266 of their 5,153 customers in the county.
Among the hardest-hit areas were Greenburgh (755 outage…
East Farmingdale Wall Collapses During Height Of Powerful Storms
As strong storms ripped through Suffolk County, part of a building collapsed in high winds, sending debris over parked vehicles.
The incident took place around 9:35 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Maxus Worldwide Nutrition building on Executive Boulevard, in East Farmingdale, leaving a large hole in the side of the building, said the Suffolk police said.
Police said a K-9 unit and firefighters with thermal imaging cameras searched the area for victims, but no one was injured.
The fast-moving storms left some 36,000 Suffolk County customers without power Thursday evening, said PSEG Long Isl…
Thousands Still Without Power After Severe Storms Slam Long Island
Power officials are bringing in extra crews and working non stop to restore power to tens of thousands of Long Island residents still without power following Sunday's powerful storms.
As of 9:30 a.m., Monday, July 1, there were 22,885 customers without power across Long Island, said PSEG Long Island spokesman Marko Cucci.
Suffolk County was hit the hardest. Hardest hit areas are in the towns of Islip, Huntington, Smithtown, and Babylon, the company said.
Additional personnel, including tree and line crews, have been deployed to continue to assess, repair damage and restore outages.
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