Central Hudson Gas & Electric reported nearly 15,000 customers experienced outages Monday night and early Tuesday as a result of a multi-day windstorm across upstate New York.
The company reported Dutchess and Ulster counties were among the hardest hit in its coverage area. They assured customers that crews were in the field continuing the work to restore power.
Meanwhile, National Grid said portions of the North Country and swaths of the Capital Region were the hardest hit of all by the storm. The power company said it had roughly 3,300 workers in the field to address the aftermath of the storm. It said it had restored power for more than 75% of customers as of 3 p.m. Tuesday.
“Our team has been in the field, working non-stop since Friday when the first outages struck Western New York,” said Tom Gozelski, National Grid lead director of New York electric operations. “We remain focused on restoring power as safely and quickly as possible. With that in mind, we ask our customers to please drive slowly and cautiously when approaching utility crews at work and to abide by road closures or restrictions due to damaged trees or infrastructure.”
National Grid’s online power outage map indicated 778 active outages across upstate New York affecting 25,283 customers as of 5 p.m. Roughly 87% of those are in the Capital Region, while another 77 active outages are impacting the North Country.
The company said wind gusts exceeded 70 mph during the storm leading to fallen trees, broken tree limbs and utility poles, and downed power lines.