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Hundreds of Lewis County Customers Still
Without Power Following Wednesday's High Winds
04/05/18 06:30pm
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    Lewis County, NY- Crews are still cleaning up after Wednesday's high winds,
    where wind gusts in the 60 mph range were experienced around the county.

    Last evening at this time, National Grid reported 3,176 customers without power
    in the county. Tonight, that number is at 961. All 354 customers in Osceola are
    still listed as without power, as well as 112 in the Town of Watson, 107 in the
    Town of Croghan, 104 in the Town of New Bremen, 96 in the Town of Diana, 86
    in the Town of Leyden, in addition to smaller scattered outages. Estimated
    restoration times from National Grid ranged from 7 PM for Osceola to 11 PM for
    the Town of Diana.

    Lewis County Director of Emergency Management Robert MacKenzie said this
    morning that Lewis County fire departments were dispatched to 31 weather-
    related/wires down calls yesterday. Fire crews generally secure the scene and
    reroute traffic, when necessary, until National Grid crews are able to arrive on
    scene.

    According to the National Weather Service's Buffalo office, low pressure passing
    by to our north on Friday will generate another round of strong gusty winds
    across our region Friday afternoon and evening. While winds will not be as
    powerful as those from Wednesday, most areas should experience gusts to at
    least 40 mph, especially across higher terrain.
    Photo Submitted by Ashley Wenstrom, Lowville