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Updated at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday
More than 20,000 customers were without power in Yonkers at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Con Edison reports. There was no timetable for when power would be restored to the city.
YONKERS, N.Y. – Hurricane Sandy wiped out power to nearly 20,000 customers in Yonkers as of Tuesday morning, according to Con Edison reports.
An estimated 19,677 out of 75,568 customers in Yonkers were without power at 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to Con Edison reports. The outages equaled roughly 25 percent of all City of Yonkers customers. Edison officials could not determine Tuesday morning when a majority of the outages would be repaired.
Authorities said the height of the storm was expected to hit the area late Monday, but that intermittent power outages could be expected all day Monday and Tuesday. Roughly 163,824 out of 348,198 customers throughout Westchester County were without power Tuesday morning.
More than 650,000 customers in New York City and Westchester County lost power due to Hurricane Sandy, Con Edison representatives said early Tuesday.
“This is the largest storm-related outage in our history,” said Con Edison Senior Vice President for Electric Operations John Miksad in a press release. The company noted that the previous record was “more than 200,000 customers affected by Hurricane Irene in 2011,” according to the release.
Miksad noted that crews would need to assess damage prior making to repairs, adding that “low-lying areas of New York City and Westchester County remained under water,” according to the release. Officials noted that more than 180 roads closed throughout Westchester County.
Comments (2)
this is not the first time that a block away they have lights on war Burton Avenue and also North Broadway 160 Warburton Avenue had no lights yesterday yet they have lights today all my food will be getting spoiled when Hurricane Irene happen the same stuff happen I live on Woodworth Avenue
there are wires down and I think a transformer down I feel like con Edison is treating me like a second class citizen search a block away they have power and I do not
Really? Well, someone needs to at least go around and assess. Haven't seen a Con Ed truck, van or car anywhere near. No ice. Nothing! Just let our food spoil the store is closed. Good going! Worse efforts I've ever seen.