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Utility crews have been working around the clock to make repairs after the storm sent trees flying into power lines and utility poles, causing mass outages throughout the Hudson Valley.
According to NYSEG, as of Thursday, Aug. 6, 24,961 of its 38,693 customers in Putnam were still without power. Central Hudson was also reporting 2,047 of its 5,160 customers were still in the dark.
A breakdown of outages in Putnam County as of 9:30 a.m. on Thursday:
- Carmel: 8,643;
- Kent: 5,690;
- Southeast: 3,773;
- Putnam Valley: 3,163;
- Patterson: 2,769;
- Philipstown: 1,665;
- Brewster: 891;
- Cold Spring: 234;
- Nelsonville: 148;
“Our crews continue to make significant progress in restoring electrical services to our customers. We appreciate everyone’s patience as we work to recover from this historic storm,” Ryan Hawthorne, Assistant Vice President of Electric Engineering and Operations at Central Hudson said in a statement. “We also want to thank the emergency responders as well as our municipal, county and state officials for their assistance and support.”
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