Some areas will get only a coating, while others could get more than a foot.

Electric service has been restored to nearly 95 percent of customers affected by Wednesday’s winter storm, as crews from Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. and mutual aid forces continue to repair damage caused by fallen trees and limbs.

Crews of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., assisted by mutual aid line and tree workers from outside the region, tackled fallen trees, downed limbs and broken poles today to clear roads and restore power to customers affected by Wednesday’s winter storm.

Wednesday’s winter storm turned the valley into a late-winter wonderland, but the weight of the snow-clinging to trees broke limbs and left 40k customers in the dark and cold, many for the second time in a week.

With some parts of the region still in the dark from last Friday’s storm, another nor’easter is making its way toward the Hudson Valley— and it’s a doozy.

As of Tuesday morning, 4,400 outages remain, primarily in the most heavily affected areas of northern Dutchess County.

Electric service is steadily returning to customers of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. affected by Friday’s nor’easter. Service has been restored to 97,000 customers; and as of 7 a.m.on Monday, approximately 12,500 customers remained without electricity. Of these, approximately 10,000 outages are in the most heavily affected areas of northern Dutchess County.

High wind gusts and heavy snow toppled trees, resulting in nearly 100 broken poles, approximately 1,000 downed powerlines and serious damage to nine transmission lines. The storm was one of the most severe to hit the Mid-Hudson Valley in the last half century.

Wind gusts are expected to persist through Saturday, with the potential to bring down more trees and limbs, causing new power outages.