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Isaias New Power Outage Update: These Rockland, Orange County Communities Are Most Affected
Thousands have had power restored, but thousands more remain in the dark days after Tropical Storm Isaias wreaked havoc in the region.
Orange & Rockland Utilities is reporting 27,794 of its 117, 244 Rockland County customers are still experiencing outages on Thursday, Aug. 6, while 17,966 of its 104,130 Orange County customers remain without power.
In Orange County, 14,350 Central Hudson customers and 33 NYSEG customers are also reporting outages.
Clarkstown (9,733 outages) has the most outages in Rockland County, with more than a thousand still being reported in Orangetown (3,342), We…
Isaias: Some Rockland Residents May Be Without Power A Week, Day Says, Comparing Storm To Sandy
Tropical Storm Isaias knocked out power to nearly half of Rockland County residents, some of whom may be without power for around a week in a weather event that's been compared to Superstorm Sandy.
More than 100,000 of Orange & Rockland Utilities’ 301,917 customers were still in the dark as of 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, as crews worked to repair 2,785 reported active outages.
Rockland County Executive Ed Day said that the tropical storm took an unexpected turn, with it bringing damaging winds approaching 80 mph, not the heavy rain that had previously been forecast.
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Isaias: Here's How Many Are Now Without Power In Rockland, Orange Counties
Tens of thousands in the Hudson Valley remain without power a day after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through the region, toppling trees and power lines.
Crews worked through the night, but thousands of Orange and Rockland County residents were still in the dark as of 10:25 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
Nearly half of Orange & Rockland’s customers remain without power, as the utility company responds to 2,807 outages that were impacting 122,121 of its 301,917 customers.
Orange & Rockland Utilities had 49,838 customers without power in Rockland, while an additional 25,669 were still in…
