Thousands are without power in western New York as severe storms hit the area Wednesday, with over 17,000 households affected, according to National Grid and NYSEG.
ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. — Thousands are without power in Western New York as severe storms moved through the area Wednesday.
National Grid is reporting that over 17,000 households are without power across Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Orleans, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Wyoming, and Allegany County.
NYSEG is also reporting a high number of outages, with just over 1,000 households in Erie and Wyoming County without power.
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To view all outages in the area and track outage times, click here.
A full breakdown of the number of power outages by county can be viewed below:
Erie – 3,103Niagara – 1,677Orleans – 2,222Genesee – 2,652Wyoming – 1,388Cattaraugus – 3,710Chautauqua – 276Allegany – 907
National Grid says that outages in Genesee and Allegany County are expected to be resolved by 1:45 a.m. Thursday. Power in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus County is expected to be back by 2 a.m. Thursday. Power for National Grid customers in Erie County is expected to be back in service by 9:00 p.m. Thursday. There is no estimated restoration time for Niagara or Orleans County as of 10:30 p.m. on September 2.
NYSEG reports that outages for their customers in Erie County are expected to be resolved by 11 p.m. Wednesday.