As Tropical Storm Isaias ravages the East Coast, the rain and high winds have caused an estimated 33,000 Con Edison customers to experience power outages in Queens on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
Con Edison Vice President of Emergency Preparedness Matthew Sniffen reported that Isaias has brought with it the third most outages to the company’s customers in its history. Only Hurricane Irene and Hurricane Sandy caused more outages.
Large swaths of customers in College Point, Auburndale, Middle Village, Jamaica, Ozone Park, South Ozone Park and Springfield Gardens experienced outages on Tuesday.
“We think the impact of the storm is pretty much over,” Sniffen said Tuesday afternoon. “Meaning the storm has passed with significant winds and rain.”
High gusts of wind have been tumbling trees and branches toward power lines, resulting in a loss of power. Trees have a heightened possibility of tipping due to the rain that has fallen in the last 24 hours. The company cautions people to stay clear from downed wires.
According to Notify NYC, forestry crews and emergency personnel are working to tend to the damages in parks and trees across the city.
1 comment:
QC Reader said...
The cost of this damage will be passed into our future bills.
Post a Comment