Sandy: Thousands Without Power [UPDATE]

UPDATE, APPROX. Midnight Tuesday:

As of about midnight Tuesday, 4,580 customers in New Castle and 2,169 in Mount Kisco are without power, according to Con Edison.

UPDATE, APPROX. 10:10 p.m. Monday:

As of just before 10 p.m. Monday, the outage number is 4,756 for New Castle and 2,517 for Mount Kisco, according to Con Edison.

UPDATE, APPROX. 9:00 p.m. Monday:

As of between 8-9 p.m. Monday, outage totals have ballooned, to 4,374 customers in New Castle and 2,510 in Mount Kisco, according to Con Edison.

UPDATE, 6:12 p.m. Monday:

As of 6:07 p.m. Monday, 589 in New Castle are without power, while it's just 2 in Mount Kisco.

UPDATE, 4:28 p.m. Monday:

The number has risen to 506 for New Castle and down to 4 in Mount Kisco, as of 4:18 p.m. Monday.

Hardest hit areas so far, according to map, include Roaring Brook and Hardscrabble Roads, and Hunting Ridge Road/Silver Lane in Chappaqua.

UPDATE, 2:50 p.m. Monday:

293 customers in New Castle reportedly without power, while the number in Mount Kisco is at 12, according to Con Edison numbers as of 2:47 p.m. Monday.

The worst outage areas, according to Con Edison's map, appear to be in areas off of Roaring Brook Road (but west of the Saw Mill River Parkway), and on King Street, near Chappaqua-Armonk border.

ORIGINAL STORY:

As Hurricane Sandy heads toward the area with its winds, more than 100 customers in New Castle and Mount Kisco are without power.

According to Con Edison, 142 have lost power as of 12:30 p.m., while the number in Mount Kisco stands at 8. The estimated restoration time so far is tonight at 7 p.m., although that coincides with what is forecasted to be the worst of the storm.

For the latest outage numbers, click here for Con Edison's map.