Update: 9:45 p.m. - Wires were reported down on Mount Airy Road S. at Glengary Road. At least six homes have reported power outages in the area, according to Con Edison. The utility company was not sure when service would be restored. Outages have also been reported off of Route 129 near Rustic Ridge Court. Sixty three outages have been reported off of Hunterbrook Road near Route 129. The Hunterbrook outage is estimated to be restored by ConEd at around 1 a.m. Friday.
7:05 p.m. - Con Edison reported that 16 homes around Spring Street are without power. New York State Electric & Gas, which serves 6,640 people in Bedford, reported that 1,182 customers without power Thursday night.
Part of Main Street in Mt. Kisco was closed Thursday because of downed power lines.
Police blocked off the road between Terrace Place and W Hyatt Street. Cars trying to make their way down Main Street were forced to turn around or detour through Terrace Place.
A Con Edison representative said at 7 p.m. crews were headed to the scene because of a number of calls about power outages. Though he believed the incident was weather related, he said he could not be 100 percent sure.
There are a total of 4,400 Con Edison customers throughout the area without power as of 7 p.m.
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning this afternoon for the area and it didnt take long for the residents of Mt. Kisco to feel the effects of heavy rain and high winds. The severe thunderstorm warning remained in effect until 6:45 p.m. The National Weather Service urged residents to stay inside since the storm is capable of producing heavy winds, large hail and lightening.
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