Nearly 1,000 without power in Orleans County as fierce winds topple trees
There are 940 National Grid customers without electricity in Orleans County, the power company reported at 10:48 a.m.
Powerful winds have knocked down many trees around the county, leading to outages.
National Grid reports the following customers are without power in nearby counties: 831 in Genesee, 12,899 in Erie and 718 in Niagara.
A blizzard warning started at 7 a.m. and remains in effect until 7 a.m. on Sunday for Orleans, Niagara, Erie and Genesee counties.
The National Weather Service in Buffalo said winds could gust as high as 65 to 75 miles per hour today and tonight.
The blizzard conditions will last into Saturday night, with the wind chills as cold as 10 to 20 below 0.