Wednesday's strong winds made it challenging for utility companies to make repairs in Rockland. 

The storm left 8,000 customers without power.

"It was very hard to get around last night. A lot of trees down, a lot of roads blocked. Low-level flooding,” says O & R spokesman Mike Donovan.

Trees were down across the county – one completely blocked traffic in Rockland Lake State Park.

The crews at Orange & Rockland say they have certain priorities after storms like this, basically a list of what they need to fix first.

When a downed tree falls on wires, they say the line has to be “de-energized’ and then they go and untangle it.

The next stops include hospitals, fire departments and police departments. 

Orange & Rockland says it’s important to just be patient.

About 90% of customers are expected to have power back by Thursday night.

 

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