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Storm recovery

Tornado: Support Pours In For Business In Region Hit Hard With 'Enormous Damage' Tornado: Support Pours In For Business In Region Hit Hard With 'Enormous Damage'
Tornado: Support Pours In For Business In Region Hit Hard With 'Enormous Damage' Support is pouring in for the owners of a farm in the region that was severely damaged during a tornado over the weekend. The twister tore through an area in the Catskills, in northwestern Sullivan County, at around nightfall Saturday, April 22. The tornado, with peak winds of 115 miles per hour, ranked as an EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale or EF Scale, the National Weather Service said. Earlier report: Tornado: Detailed Info Released On Strong Twister With 115 MPH Winds That Hit Sullivan County It touched down at around 6:38 p.m. and had a path length of 9.95 miles and a path width…
Storm With Gusty Winds Leads To Power Outages In Westchester, Putnam Storm With Gusty Winds Leads To Power Outages In Westchester, Putnam
Storm With Gusty Winds Leads To Power Outages In Westchester, Putnam Some Westchester and Putnam County residents were left without power following the latest storm to bring whipping winds to the region. As of 2:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, Con Edison crews were working to repair active outages that were impacting 195 of the company's 360,045 Westchester customers. Central Hudson utility crews are working to repair more than 800 outages in Putnam. NYSEG was also reporting 336 customers without power in Putnam and 306 in Westchester. Outages were being reported in: Bedford: 170; Pound Ridge: 146; Putnam Valley: 116; Southeast: 23; Kent: 7; Lewisboro: 2; Ca…
Outage Update: Some Still Without Power In Westchester More Than Week After Storm Outage Update: Some Still Without Power In Westchester More Than Week After Storm
Outage Update: Some Still Without Power In Westchester More Than Week After Storm Only a handful of Westchester residents are still without power more than a week after Tropical Storm Isaias ravaged the East Coast, toppling trees and power lines. As of 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, Con Edison was still tending to 390 outages in Westchester, which were impacting 894 of the company’s 360,045 customers in the county. NYSEG was reporting an additional 31 customers were without power. The remaining outages involve extensive damage and complicated restorations for individual customers, according to Con Edison, which noted that crews are also responding to any heat-related …
Day 4: Power Back For Most Northern Westchester Residents In The Dark Day 4: Power Back For Most Northern Westchester Residents In The Dark
Day 4: Power Back For Most Northern Westchester Residents In The Dark It's been four days, but thousands of Northern Westchester and Putnam residents remain without power following Tuesday’s severe storm system that slammed the area, taking down trees and sending utility lines flying throughout the region and prompting an extensive recovery effort. Putnam, where a state of emergency was declared by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was hit hardest, followed by parts of Northern Westchester. In Putnam, as of 10:15 a.m. on Friday,  8,650 of NYSEG's 38,310 customers in the county were still in the dark. In Northern Westchester, 1,712 of NYSEG's 32,806 Westchester customers r…
Power Back For About Half Of Westchester Customers In Dark Power Back For About Half Of Westchester Customers In Dark
Power Back For About Half Of Westchester Customers In Dark Thousands of Westchester and Putnam residents remain without power as of 3:30 p.m. following Tuesday’s storm that struck the area, taking down trees and sending utility lines flying throughout the region and prompting an extensive recovery effort. Putnam, where a state of emergency was declared by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was hit hardest, followed by Northern Westchester. In Putnam, as of just before 4 p.m.,  25,549 of NYSEG's 38,310 customers in the county were still in the dark. In Northern Westchester, 12,893 of NYSEG's 32,806 Westchester customers reporting outages are still in the dark.  A…
Video: Cuomo Visits Area, Declares State Of Emergency For Four Counties Video: Cuomo Visits Area, Declares State Of Emergency For Four Counties
Video: Cuomo Visits Area, Declares State Of Emergency For Four Counties New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency for four Hudson Valley counties as the state begins to recover from Tuesday’s storm that saw winds and rain take down trees and utility lines throughout the area. At a press conference in Putnam Valley on Wednesday, Cuomo issued the state of emergency for Putnam, Dutchess, Orange and Sullivan Counties, including the deployment of 125 members of the New York National Guard to assist local communities with recovery efforts. According to Cuomo, “thousands of state and local personnel are already working hand in hand with pre-deployed…
Westchester Legislators Grill Con Edison, NYSEG About Winter Power Outages Westchester Legislators Grill Con Edison, NYSEG About Winter Power Outages
Westchester Legislators Grill Con Edison, Nyseg About Winter Power Outages The County Board of Legislators spent nearly three hours on Monday grilling representatives of Consolidated Edison and New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) about the companies' response to March Nor'easters that left thousands of Westchester residents without power, many for as long as a week, and some for longer. (Just as another major winter storm is forecast overnight into Wednesday as reported here by Daily Voice.) Reimbursements and fines, coordination with municipal officials, the process for calling in help from other utilities, and whether utilities have enough permanent crews at …
Nearly 20K In Westchester Still In The Dark After Back-To-Back Storms Nearly 20K In Westchester Still In The Dark After Back-To-Back Storms
Nearly 20K In Westchester Still In The Dark After Back-To-Back Storms How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area New Nor'easter Possible Next Week: Here Are Two Scenarios  Mutual aid crews from throughout the country have been working around the clock, but nearly 20,000 Westchester County residents remain without power a week after the first Nor'easter struck the area, wreaking havoc in the Hudson Valley. According to the Con Edison Outage Map, as of 9:30 a.m. on Friday, there were 2,584 outages reported, affecting 12,604 Con Edison customers out of the 3,323,537 the organization services. An additional 6,945 of NYSEG’s 32,806 Westchester cust…
Cuomo Issues Advisory On New Storm, Update On Nor'easter Recovery Cuomo Issues Advisory On New Storm, Update On Nor'easter Recovery
Cuomo Issues Advisory On New Storm, Update On Nor'easter Recovery Gov.. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, March 6 updated New Yorkers on the status of storm recovery operations in the Hudson Valley as a second winter storm is being forecasted to impact New York. Last week's storm caused extensive damage to electric utility infrastructure, including hundreds of broken utility poles and damage in remote, hard-to-reach locations. This has made the completion of restoration efforts extremely challenging, especially in the face of a second storm, however power outages have continued to steadily decrease. Cuomo of New Castle said utilities have restored more than 270,000…
Westchester Announces 'Warming Shelters' After Prolonged Winter Disaster Westchester Announces 'Warming Shelters' After Prolonged Winter Disaster
Westchester Announces 'Warming Shelters' After Prolonged Winter Disaster After three days of slower than expected storm recovery from utility companies, Westchester County officials are taking steps to provide extra support to the thousands of county residents who are still left without power. The county announced on Monday afternoon that the Westchester County Center will be open Monday night as well as on Tuesday, March 6 to provide coffee, warmth and a place to relax for Westchester County residents. County Executive George Latimer said: “Days after Winter Storm Riley thousands of Westchester are still sleeping in cold homes with no lights and downed power lin…
Cuomo Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester Cuomo Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester
Cuomo Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester A state of emergency has been declared by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday in four Hudson Valley counties: Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Sullivan. Responders in the four counties continue to recover from the Nor'easter that affected the entire state the past several days.  Cuomo also announced the deployment of an additional 100 members of the New York National Guard to further assist communities with recovery efforts. Senior administration officials remain on site in each of the four counties as they help lead recovery efforts: Director of State Operations Cathy Calhoun has been deployed…