Hundreds Still Without Power As Winds Whip North Fork

NORTH FORK, NY — With winds continuing to whip the North Fork Monday morning, hundreds remained without power as of noon.

A total of 24,822 were without power across Long Island Monday afternoon.

According to Jay Engel, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office at Upton, 35 mile per hour winds continued to pummel the East End Monday but are expected to "come down" during the afternoon and evening hours.

The winds left homes across Southold Town without power. According to the PSEG Long Island outage map, as of noon, 369 customers in Mattituck were affected, 712 in Cutchogue, 493 in Southold, and 487 in Orient.

PSEG crews are working to restore power, said Elizabeth Flagler, media representative for PSEG Long Island. "Since the storm began, crews have been working 16-hour shifts to restore power to all customers affected. Since midnight Sunday, PSEG Long Island has completed approximately 365 jobs that affected approximately 68,000 customers. We have a full complement of crews working to restore power safely and as quickly as possible to the remaining customers affected. It is forecasted to continue to be windy into the afternoon, which may cause additional outages. Additional crews will be arriving from PSE&G New Jersey to provide assistance with PSEG Long Island's restoration efforts," she said.