POUGHKEEPSIE – Area residents
should be ready for the possibility severe weather and dangerous conditions
on Saturday with the potential for falling trees and electric service
interruptions, Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation officials said.
“Weather forecasts call for the likelihood of high winds in our area
on Saturday,” said Paul Haering, the senior vice president of Engineering
and Operations.
“Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts as high as 60 mph, combined
with heavily saturated ground as a result of rainfall today and tomorrow,
may cause trees and limbs to fall onto power lines and interrupt electric
service.
“Central Hudson is preparing equipment and crews, and our customers,
too, should take precautions,” he said.
