WPCNR THE POWER NEWS. March 16, 2010: White Plains residents were coming back on as the day wore on today as reinforcement power crews convoyed into town. Power crews from Michigan and Hauppaugh, Long Island were spotted working the blacked out Gedney Farms area. By 6:30 P.M. White Plains Con Edison customers without power had been slashed to 2,837 down about 3,000 from the noon-hour.

Across the county approximately 12,000 customers had been restored within six hours according to the Con Edison Storm Center figures.

Here's the power story as of 6:30 P.M.: Of the cities hit hardest, Yonkers reports 9,021 customers without power, down 5,000 since Monday midnight; Greenburgh, 6,991; Mount Vernon, 6,870; New Rochelle,5,508; Scarsdale, 4,310; and White Plains,2,837; Harrison, 2,615; Larchmont/Mamaroneck, 2,212;  Irvington, 2,040; Rye City, 2,038.  The pace of restoring power has picked up considerably since reinforcement power crews arrived.

In other areas: Ardsley reports 108 unconnected; Briarcliff/Ossining, 556; Bronxville, 401; Dobbs Ferry, 574; Eastchester, 1,550; Elmsford, 471;  Mount Pleasant, 1,130; North Castle, 651; The Tarrytowns, 1,463; The Pelhams, 172; Port Chester, 508.