2,500 without electricity in Orleans County
The many fallen trees, branches and wires have resulted in about 2,500 National Grid customers without electricity in Orleans County.
The trees are vulnerable due to the high winds and soggy soil.
The National Grid power outage map is currently unavailable, but the Orleans County Emergency Management Office provided an update on the outages.
The Town of Clarendon is affected the most with 1,545 National Grid customers without power.
The outages also includes 548 in Carlton, 218 in Murray, 169 in Barre, 37 in Albion, 36 in Kendall, 31 in Yates, 8 in both Shelby and Gaines, and 1 in Ridgeway.
The estimated restorations range from 7 to 10:45 p.m.
“These outages are also widespread across the region and manpower and resources are limited but fully engaged in restoring everyone’s power as quickly as possible,” the EMO stated in an update on Facebook.
