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Powerful Pre-Christmas Storm Could Cause Outages In Region, Central Hudson Says Powerful Pre-Christmas Storm Could Cause Outages In Region, Central Hudson Says
Powerful Pre-Christmas Storm Could Cause Outages In Region, Central Hudson Says As a strong pre-Christmas storm and cold front approaches, Central Hudson is warning customers in the region to prepare for power outages and is readying crews to fix them.  Earlier Report - Damaging Wind Gusts Of 50-Plus MPH Will Be Main Threat From Pre-Christmas Storm The warning comes as forecasts call for a cold front to bring damaging wind gusts of 50 miles per hour and heavy downpours, starting on Thursday night, Dec. 22, and lasting through Friday, Dec. 23, according to the National Weather Service.  The wind could cause trees and limbs to fall on power lines and disr…