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Storm knocks out power to thousands of National Grid customers in North Country
WWNY • • nation
Key Points:
- A storm overnight caused power outages for over 4,000 National Grid customers across Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties in New York.
- More than 100 outages were reported, with widespread downed trees particularly in Jefferson County.
- Storm footage from Dexter, Rutland, and downtown Watertown showed lightning and strong wind gusts impacting the area.
- Residents are advised to follow safety guidelines issued by the State Office of Emergency Management during the outages.
- National Grid customers can monitor restoration efforts through the company’s online outage map.
