Power Restoration In Orange, Rockland: UPDATE

As of 10 p.m., only 873 customers remained out of power, O&R officials said on the website. That included 236 in Orange County and 178 in Rockland County.

Officials predicted most power would be restored by midnight Monday.

PEARL RIVER, NY 4 p.m. — More than 10,500 O&R electric customers lost power as a result of the severe windstorm that has pummeled the region since early Sunday evening.

O&R has made repairs to return electric service to approximately 8,000 of those customers, and is working to restore power to the remaining nearly 2,500 who are still without power as the winds continue to roar.

O&R expects that the areas with the largest concentration of outages in each county O&R serves should see virtually all those outages returned to service by midnight tonight.

That means that in:

Orange County, with approximately 750 customers out, will see: Florida, Tuxedo Park Village, Warwick Town, Deer Park, Wallkill and Monroe virtually all restored by midnight tonight.

Rockland County, with about 600 customers out, will see: Stony Point, Ramapo, Clarkstown and Orangetown virtually all restored by midnight tonight.

Passaic County, with over 400 customers out, will see West Milford virtually all restored by midnight tonight.

Sullivan County, with about 330 customers out, will see Mamakating and Lumberland virtually all restored by midnight tonight.

Bergen County, with approximately 100 customers out, will see Mahwah virtually all restored by midnight tonight.

These figures are as of 3:45 p.m. today. For the latest storm outage numbers, please go to O&R’s outage map.

Weather forecasters expect that the storm’s high winds will begin to taper off this evening.

As of 1 p.m., O&R crews are working to restore power to 1,288 customers out of power in Orange County and 616 in Rockland.

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — Power crews are trying to restore electricity to 3,903 customers without power this morning in Orange and Rockland counties. They're part of a wider problem in the tri-state area, which has been buffeted by high winds since Sunday night.

For example, since the winds began around 10 p.m., about 10,000 Con Ed customers were affected by strong winds blowing trees and other debris into electrical equipment. As of 8 a.m., the company was working to restore about 1,500 customers without power in the five boroughs and Westchester County.

Gusts near or over 60 mph are expected throughout the day.

Con Ed officials said much of the restoration work has been accomplished through remote switching, but about 470 power line personnel, including over 200 contractors and mutual aid workers, will be working to restore customers throughout the day.

However, utility officials warned, extremely dangerous wind gusts may delay or impede restoration work if workers are unable to work safely in bucket trucks.

As usual, crews are giving priority to restoring service lines that provide power to the most customers quickly, then restoring smaller groups and individual customers who are without power.

Remember these tips:

• If you see downed electrical wires, do not go near them because they could be live. Never attempt to move them or touch them with your hands or any object. Be mindful that downed wires can be hidden from view by tree limbs, leaves or water. Report downed wires to Con Edison and your local police department immediately.
• If a power line falls on your car while you’re in it, stay inside the vehicle and wait for emergency personnel.
• If your power goes out, disconnect or turn off appliances that would otherwise turn on automatically when service is restored. If several appliances start up at once, the electric circuits may overload.

Make sure your flashlights and any televisions or battery-operated radios are working. Have a supply of extra batteries. Weather updates and news on electrical service can be heard on local radio and television stations.