White Plains CitizeNetReporter - October Snow Shocker Aftermath: 2,122 WP Customers out, 77,322 IN Cty

WPCNR THE POWER NEWS. From Con Edison. October 29, 2011 UPDATED 4:30 P.M. E.D.T. OCTOBER 30, 2011: The wet snow that delivered the first October snow storm in this reporter's memory of some 50 years living in Westchester County, bent and snapped countless tree limbs and felled trees themselves creating power outages throughout Westchester County. Con Edison reported this morning (Sunday) crews were out executing damage assessments. The utility said they were restoring power in a manner that would get the most customers back on line as soon as possible. As of 4:30 P.M. EDT, Con Edison is reporting 2,122 White Plains customers without power, and restoration is "pending." Department of Public Works snow plowing in White Plains wasunderway for approximately 8 hours and roads at least are passable and bare with snow having melted completely and grass and leaves now visible in some yards as a result of 45 degree temperatures today. Police earlier yesterday evening pleaded with residents to stay off the roads, not drive and characterized the roads as dangerous. As of midnight Con Ed customers without power in Westchester County due to the heavy weight snow down trees for the most part numbered 76,000. Now with thousands being restored but with hundreds more reporting power outages the total stands at 77,322 out of power in Westchester. Con Edison is target November 2 (Tuesday) for full restoration according to their website. Hardest hit as of 4:30 P.M.Sunday are Yonkers, 7,253; Greenburgh, 5,551; Cortlandt, 5,555; Mount Pleasant, 4,234; New Castle, 4,045 (up a thousand customers since midnight). Elsewhere around the county as of 4:30 P.M.: Ardsley has 507 powerless; Bedford, 580; Briarcliff Manor, 1,822; Bronxville,281; Buchanan, 26; Croton On Hudson, 1.774; Dobbs Ferry, 589; Eastchester, 1,421; Harrison, 804; Hastings, 1,442; Irvington, 941; Larchmont, 56; Mamaroneck, 885; Mount Kisco, 3,863; Mount Vernon, 2,151; New Rochelle, 2,124; North Castle, 3,191; Pelhams,103; Ossinning, 3,119; Peekskill, 3,558; Pleasantville, 928;Tarrytown, 760; Tuckahoe, 1,522; and Yorktown, 1,154; Port Chester, 381; Rye Brook, 401; Rye City, 442; Scarsdale, 2,364; Sleepy Hollow, 1,160; Tarrytown, 828;Tuckahoe, 761; Yorktown, 4,430.


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