Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands On Long Island
Hundreds on Long Island are without power as a storm brought a wintry mix of snow, ice, and freezing rain to the region.
As of around 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 25, PSEG Long Island was working to repair 83 active outages, which was impacting 2,256 of the company’s 1,173,357 customers.
The bulk of the outages were being reported in Nassau, including 1,309 in Oyster Bay, 312 in Hempstead, and 231 in North Hempstead.
In Suffolk County, there were 404 outages being reported, with 240 in Huntington, 134 in Brookhaven, and less than five in Babylon and Shelter Island.
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Numerous Crashes, Spinouts Reported, State Police Say, Urging Motorists To Stay Off Roads
Motorists in Massachusetts are being encouraged to stay off the roads as the ice storm has led to multiple crashes across the Commonwealth.
The Massachusetts State Police responded to numerous crashes and spinouts caused by the flash freeze conditions, officials said, advising that residents should "stay off the roads if possible, and take it slow if not.”
According to police, shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, troopers responded to a fatal crash involving a tractor-trailer in Middlesex County on Route 495 in Chelmsford.
Dozens of other crashes were also reported, according to po…
Ice Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Hudson Valley
Tens of thousands of Hudson Valley residents are without power late Friday morning, Feb. 4 as an ice storm rolls through the region.
As of 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Central Hudson was reporting around 500 active outages, impacting more than 41,000 of the company’s Hudson Valley customers.
Earlier story - Arrival Of Icy Mix Of Freezing Rain, Sleet, Snow Causes Many School Closures
The bulk of the outages were in Ulster County, where there were 38,494 outages, affecting nearly half of the company’s customers, while there were an additional 2,353 in Dutchess, and 22 in Orange County.
With sleet…
