CHENANGO COUNTY – According to emergency management officials, about 5,500 homes in Chenango County were without power Monday night following a severe wind storm.

Chenango County Emergency Management Director and Fire Bureau Coordinator Matthew Beckwith said 442 homes were still without power as of 7 a.m. Tuesday morning and NYSEG crews worked overnight to help as many people as they could.

“NYSEG still has what they call 36 incidents throughout the county, which reflects the number of lines that are down,” said Beckwith. “Guilford appears to have been hit the hardest, with thousands of customers losing power after a transmission line fell at the Jennison substation.”

“NYSEG has been working since last night to return power to people, one of the biggest concerns is that it’s eight degrees outside, and it doesn’t take long for pipes to freeze and for homes to get really cold.”