PEARL RIVER – Orange and
Rockland Utilities has declared a company-wide Storm Watch in anticipation
of the possibility of significant snow moving through the region this
weekend.
There were no severe weather emergencies on the O&R system as of Thursday
afternoon.
Forecasters are predicting the possibility of snow and gusty winds beginning
Saturday morning and continuing through Sunday at noon.
Because the regional storm activity has the potential to cause power and
gas line damage and electric and gas service interruptions, O&R’s
storm function coordinators have been ordered to prepare their organizations
for activation to make repairs and restore electric service as needed.
O&R’s first-response organizations have begun preparing weekend
work schedules and ramping up so they will be ready to go at the first
sign of storm-related damage.
