UPDATE: Restoration for National Grid customers without power in Herkimer, Oneida Counties could be as late as Tuesday night
More than 2,500 line, service, tree, damage assessment and public safety workers are active across National Grid’s Mohawk Valley and Northern New York service areas after severe thunderstorms, which blasted the general Central and Northern New York regions, featuring wind gusts up to 62-mph and rainfall exceeding three-inches in some areas.
As of late afternoon on Sunday, National Grid officials estimated nearly 60,000 successful power restorations, there are still plenty of folks without power in the local area as of this report Monday morning (check up on the latest power outage map here).
“These storms caused significant tree and utility pole damage,” said Zach Butcher, Director of Electric Maintenance for National Grid.
“Public safety is our top priority as our crews remove debris and repair widespread damage. We will continue to work as quickly and as safely as possible until every customer is returned to service.”
He noted that the company is working closely with local officials to coordinate restoration efforts.
National Grid customers in Herkimer, Madison and Oneida counties who remain without service due to the storm are projected to have power restored by 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24. Isolated small pockets of outages in the hardest-to-access areas could potentially extend into Wednesday.
Customers in Jefferson and Lewis counties who remain without service are projected to have power restored by 6 a.m. on Monday, June 23. Scattered small pockets of outages may extend into the afternoon and evening hours.
National Grid will distribute dry ice and bottled water on Monday, June 23, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Kirkland Senior Center, 2 Mill St., Clark Mills.
Customers are asked to bring a cooler or paper grocery bags to transport dry ice to their homes, and company personnel will provide information about the proper handling of dry ice.
Image by Brian Trainor, featuring destruction in the Webster Hill area of Oneida County.
