UPDATE: Restoring Power for Yorktown, Somers (2024)

Yorktown firefighters remind people to stay away from downed power lines and roads closed. Con Ed and NYSEG are working to restore power.

Posted Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 7:49 am ET|Updated Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 3:48 pm ET

At 3:30PM, the utility reported 360 customers without power in Somers, and 277 in Yorktown.

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UPDATE 11AM: Con Ed and NYSEG have updated their outage map, but there are not yet estimates for when power will be restored to many pockets of Yorktown and Somers with downed wires.

Somers Supervisor Rick Morrissey reported at 10AM: “There are still about 377 homes in Somers without power. NYSEG is actively working around Town to have power restored today. You can check on your service restoration status on NYSEG’s website (http://www.nyseg.com/outages/outageinformation.HTML). Please also take it easy on the roads as there are still some downed wires and trees around Town, which crews are working to remove. You can contact my office at 914-277-3637 with any questions.”

Overnight, Yorktown police had reported Rte 118 closed between 129/118 and Birdsall due to a large tree down into wires. Illington Road closed due to a utility pole down blocking the roadway. Amazon Road is closed between High Street and Oak Street due to tree and wires down. Stony Street is closed between Deer Street and Bear Mtn Parkway for a tree and wires down. Chadeayne Road is closed between Rte 134 and Pinesbridge Road due to a down utilty pole. Baldwin Road is closed between Allan Avenue (Blossom Nursery) and Giordano Drive.

NYSEG has 276 customers without power in the east side of Yorktown; and 377 Somers customers without power as of 10:45AM.

Con Ed has 370 customers in Yorktown without power. Estimates have been given for Lake Mohegan customers: 7PM.

From the Somers Fire Department: During the storms that rolled though Somers Wednesday night and Thursday morning the Somers fire department responded to 12 fire calls and 1 Ems call. Including a reported structure fire and a house struck by lightning. There are numerous power outages and trees down from the storms.

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The high, gusty winds of the Wednesday night storm downed wires all over Yorktown. Many homes and businesses are still without power.

At midnight the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department reported downed wires across many streets, including Route 202, Rt 118 and Rt 129.

As of 8AM Con Ed reports more than 600 customers without power in Yorktown. NYSEG reports 933 customers out in Somers.

Yorktown: 688

Con Ed says:

Make safety your first concern.

• Consider all downed lines energized and call Con Edison immediately at 1-800-75-CONED (1-800-752-6633).
• Stay away from flooded areas and debris, as they could conceal downed power lines.
• Refrain from driving around in damaged areas, as you could hinder rescue and/or restoration efforts and jeopardize your safety.
• If you’re using a generator, run it outside and connect your appliances directly to it. Do not wire your generator directly to your breaker fuse box, as it may backfeed on power lines and cause injuries.
• Don’t cook with a charcoal or gas grill inside the house.
• If you leave your home, turn off appliances that may have been on when the power went out, or turn off your main breaker.
• If you have any doubt about your home electrical system or are unsure of how to proceed, call a licensed electrician.
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