BOSTON – Utility crews were busy restoring power to tens of thousands of customers in New England and upstate New York on Saturday after a severe storm dumped nearly two feet of snow in some areas.
More than 160,000 New England customers were left without darkness since the afternoon and another 20,000 were still without power in New York City when heavy snow blew tree limbs onto power lines, according to poweroutage.uswhich tracks power outages in the United States.
The snowfall compromised the restoration of the electricity service in some areas, making travel dangerous. Doug Foley, president of electrical operations for Eversource in New Hampshire, said snow-covered roads have made it difficult for workers to get to communities to assess damage and make repairs.
“We are still experiencing system damage in areas of the state where the snow continues to fall, and hundreds of other worker crews are heading to New Hampshire to assist with our recovery efforts,” Foley said in a statement sent via e -mail.
As of Saturday afternoon, Eversource has restored power to about 61,000 customers in New Hampshire since the storm began, but another 40,000 were left without service, according to the utility.
Green Mountain Power, which serves customers in Vermont, said more power outages are possible in the state and temperatures aren’t expected to warm enough in the next few days to melt any snow.
“Removing downed trees to get to areas without electricity has been slow and cumbersome,” said Mike Burke, vice president of field operations for the utility company.
Up to a foot of snow is expected in the New York and New England area this Friday. To see more from Telemundo, visit https://www.nbc.com/networks/telemundo.
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