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kk Octoberk29,k2012ForkRelease:kImmediatelyk kk 7:30kp.m.

k**Tropical-Storm-StrengthkWindsktokArrivekOvernightk**/CentralkHudsonkadviseskcustomersktokavoidktravel,kreportkserviceinterruptions/

StrongkwindskandkrainkbeganktokbatterkthekMid-HudsonkValleykregionkthisafternoonkaskHurricanekSandykmovedkwestwardktowardskthekcoastkofsouthernkNewkJersey.kCentralkHudsonkhaskputkcrewskandkpersonnelkintoplacekinkpreparationkforkdamagekassessmentkandkstorm-relatedkrepairsoncekconditionskareksafekenoughktokdokso.

Wevekreachedkoutktokutilitieskandkcontractorskoutsidekofkourkregionktoassistkinkourkrestorationkefforts,ksaidkJameskP.kLaurito,kPresidentkofCentralkHudson.kHekexplainedkthatkaktotalkfieldkforcekofkapproximately700kiskbeingkdeployed,kincludingk300klinekpersonnel,korkaboutk2.5ktimesCentralkHudsonsknormalkcrewkcomplement,kplusk140ktreektrimmersktoaddresskstormkdamage.kMutualkaidkcrewskhavekbeenkarrivingkfromkFlorida,Iowa,kIndianakandkWisconsin,kandkadditionalkreinforcementskwillkarrivelaterkinkthekwee .

Repairskandkdamagekassessmentkwillkbeginkoncekitkisksafektokdokso,

saidkLaurito.kHighkwindskwithkseverekgustskmaykpersistkonkTuesday,whichkwouldkcreatekunsafekconditionskforkrepairkcrews.kWekmustkwaituntilkwindsksubsidekbeforekfullkrestorationkactivitieskcankbeginkwithwor erskdeployedkinkoverheadklifts,kbutkwekwillkcontinuektokrespondktodownedkwireskandkotherkemergencieskinkcooperationkwithkcountykemergencymanagementkorganizations.

Lauritokurgedkcustomersktokplaykitksafe,kbykstayingkindoorskduringktheworstkofkthekstorm.kAvoidktravelkaskfallenktreeskandkdownedklineskmaybloc kroadwayskandkposekhazards.kIfkyoukmustkbekoutdoors,k eepkatkleast30kfeetkawaykfromkdownedkpowerklines,kandkbekwarykofklineskthatkmaykbeentangledkinkfallenktreeskorkhiddenkunderkpileskofkleaveskorkinkfloodwaters.kLauritokalsokindicatedkthatkCentralkHudsonkwillkbekdistributing

drykicekandkbottledkwaterkwhenkstateskofkemergencykareklifted,kroadwaysarekclearedkandkitkisksafekforkcustomersktoktravel.kDistributionlocationskwillkbekdeterminedkandkannouncedkoncekthekareaskwithkheaviestdamagekarekidentified.

ElectrickservicekinterruptionskwerekreportedkthroughoutkthekregionklaterinkthekdaykonkMondaykaskwindskandkwindkgustskbeganktokintensify.kAskofk7p.m.,kmorekthank32,000kservicekinterruptionskwerekreported,kwithapproximatelyk476kdistinctkdamageklocations.kAdditionalkelectrickserviceinterruptionskarekanticipatedkovernightkandkintokTuesdaykmorningkaskthestormkreacheskmaximumkstrength.kLauritokemphasizedkthatkthekseveritykofthekstormkmaykresultkinkextendedkrestorationktimes.

Forksafetysksa e,kLauritokurgedkcustomerskto:

kk*kStaykatkleastk30kfeetkawaykfromkdownedkpowerklines,kandklineskwhichkkkkmaykbekentangledkandkhiddenkinkfallenktrees.k*Assumekallkdownedkkkklineskareklive*;kk*kAvoidkthekusekofkcandleskforkillumination;kk*kFollowkthekmanufacturersksafetykinstructionskonkthekusekofkkkkemergencykgenerators,kandkbeksurektokshutkoffkthekmainkbrea erkwhenkkkkinkusekandktokonlykoperatekthekunitskoutdoors;kandkk*kNeverkusekoutdoorkgaskorkcharcoalkgrillskindoors,kasktheykposeka

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kkkkfirekhazardkandkoverktimekcankgivekoffkdeadlykcarbonkmonoxidekgas.kkkkUsekthesekapplianceskonlykoutdoorskwithkproperkventilation.kkkkSimilarly,koperatekcarskandkmotorkvehicleskoutdoorskonly,kandkneverkkkkinkthekgarage.

Ifkpowerkisklost,kcustomerskshouldkcallkCentralkHudsonskPowerLinekat(845)k452-2700kork1-800-527-2714ktokreportktheirkpowerkcondition,kandtheykarekencouragedktokusekthekautomatedkreportingksystem.kCustomerswithkaccessktokakcomputerkmaykalsokreportktheirkpowerkconditionkviawww.CentralHudson.comkkbykusingktheStormCentralkfunction.kInformationkregardingkservicekrestorationestimates,kaskitkbecomeskavailable,kcankbekobtainedkbykphonekandkonline,andkupdateskarekpostedkonkFacebookandkTwitter.kAkmobilekversionkofktheutilityskwebsite,kincludingkStormCentral,kcankbekaccessedkbyweb-enabledkcellkphoneskandkmobilekdeviceskathttp://mobile.CentralHudson.comk.kFreeCentralkHudsonkmobilekapplicationskforkAndroid,kApplekandkBlac berrydeviceskarekalsokavailablekbykloggingkontowww.CentralHudson.com/mobileapp;krecentkupdatesktokthesekmobileappskwerekmadekearlierkthiskmonth,kandkcurrentkuserskshouldkdownloadtheirkupdate,kaskpreviouskversionskofkthesekappskwillknoklongerkwor

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