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Storm Update: 45K Power Outages Remain In Region
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. is working to make repairs after a round of storms brought damaging winds, rain, and lightning to the region on Thursday, Sept. 7, interrupting electric service to more than 45,000 customers.
Some 13,000 customers were restored overnight with approximately 30,000 customers without service as of 8:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 8, said Joe Jenkins, spokesman for Central Hudson.
The majority of outages are located in Dutchess, Orange and Ulster Counties:
Columbia County: 280 customers impacted
Dutchess County: 13,790 customers impacted
Greene…
Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Region From West To East: Here's Latest
A new round of thunderstorms is sweeping through the region from west to east.
Storms developed in the mid-afternoon on Wednesday, June 28, with activity scattered across the region. (See radar image above.)
The storms, some of which are severe, are accompanied by heavy, brief downpours, rumbles of thunder, and lightning strikes.
Storms could pop up at times through the afternoon and into the early evening Wednesday before an unsettled weather pattern finally comes to a close, according to the National Weather Service.
Drier and warmer weather is expected Thursday, June 29, and Frid…
Line Of Thunderstorms, Some Severe, Sweeping Through Region
A line of thunderstorms, some severe, is sweeping through the region from the west to the east in the middle of the afternoon on Tuesday, June 6.
Some of the storms could produce gusty winds of up to 60 miles per hour, quarter-size hail and rumbles of thunder, the National Weather Service said.
Scattered showers and storm activity are expected to continue into the middle of the evening.
Unsettled weather will stay in place on Wednesday, June 7, and Thursday, June 8.
TonightA 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Widespread haze. Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with…