4,500 without power in Orleans
There are 4,500 Nation Grid customers without power in Orleans County since about 7:30 this morning.
The electricity provider says a pair of transmission lines are out of service. In addition to Orleans, there are about 12,500 Grid customers in Monroe County without power.
The problem is affecting about 17,000 customers from Route 98, north of Albion, to near Spencerport.
National Grid is estimating power will be restored at noon.
The outage comes on a day when temperatures are forecast to reach 90 degrees.