WPCNR'S POWER NEWS. June 28, 2007 UPDATED 10:15 A.M. E.D.T.: Chris Olert, a spokesperson for Consolidated Edison reports to WPCNR that as of 7 AM this morning "approximately 1,000 to 1,100" customers remain without power in the city.
Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety Daniel Jackson reports to WPCNR that all roads in White Plains are open as of 10 A.M.
Olert said that 18,000 customers throughout Westchester County had lost power as a result of the one hour thunderstorm that struck the city between 3:45 and 4:45 PM Wednesday. The rogue storm bombarded central county with frequent cloud-to-ground lightning strikes. As of 7 A.M. Thursday morning, Con Ed, Olert reports, had restored 14,000 to power and 4,000 remain.
In White Plains, Olert reports 453 remain without service in the Parkview Court and Church Street area; 297 in the North Street-Haviland Manor area, and the rest are "scattered" throughout the city. As of 11 PM last night, 1,300 homes were powerless, so Con Ed appears to have restored 200 to power in 8 hours overnight in White Plains.
Con Ed was hampered by a second moderate thunderstorm that passed through White Plains approximatelyh 11 to 1 A.M. The secondary thunderstorm and unsettled conditions delivered an additional 3/4 of an inch of rain bringing the total rainfall in 12 hours to 3 and 3/4 of an inch -- nearly a month's average rain in half a day.
Beverly Road Area Floods Again. Just as Beverly Road flooded previously in a heavy rainstorm, it happened again in yesterday's storm. These were two Beverly homes hardest hit. There were also power failures between Hartsdale Avenue and Miles Avenue. The fire department, a CitizeNetReporter correspondent reports, pumped out a few cellars, as they did in a previous storm of similar intensity. The observer reported that the water came down the hill between Albemarle and Old Mamaroneck Road. Photos by Paula Piekos
Motorists report traffic signals may still not be functioning. Bryant Avenue at Westchester Avenue for example is without traffic signals as motorists cross I-287.
