{"id":6507,"date":"2025-06-22T23:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T23:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/6507\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T23:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T23:17:09","slug":"electricity-may-not-be-fully-restored-in-central-ny-until-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/6507\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricity may not be fully restored in Central NY until Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clark Mills, N.Y. \u2014 Thousands of Central New York residents could be without electric power as extreme heat<\/a> reaches the region this week, National Grid said Sunday.<\/p>\n

The utility company said power is projected to be restored by 11:30 p.m. Tuesday to the nearly 31,000 affected customers still without power in Herkimer, Madison and Oneida counties. Outages in more remote areas could last until Wednesday.<\/p>\n

One in five customers were without power in Madison and Oneida counties as of 7 p.m., according to National Grid. About 14% of customers were without power in Herkimer County.<\/p>\n

About one in 10 customers of New York State Electric & Gas, a utility company that serves fewer people, were without power across the three counties as of 7 p.m. No restoration time was provided for those 1,089 customers on the company website.<\/p>\n

The outages come as much of Upstate New York is under either an extreme heat warning or a heat advisory through Wednesday.<\/p>\n

A potentially record-breaking combination of high temperatures and humidity<\/a> could make it feel like 105 degrees in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n

Strong storms that produced a tornado<\/a>, strong winds and heavy rains lashed the region early Sunday. Three people died in an Oneida County hamlet<\/a> after winds blew trees into homes.<\/p>\n

National Grid spokesperson Jared Paventi said the type of damage dealt by the storm is what is driving restoration times.<\/p>\n

Paventi said the storm damaged a large number of utility poles, either by trees falling onto them or because high winds knocked them over. It can take one crew more than six hours to replace a single pole.<\/p>\n

The storm also damaged some sub-transmission lines in the region, Paventi said. Those lines shuttle large amounts of power and are located in remote, off-road areas, where extensive tree damage is slowing repairs.<\/p>\n

The state Health Department has compiled a list of cooling stations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Staff writer Jon Moss covers breaking news, crime and public safety. He can be reached at jmoss@syracuse.com<\/a> or @mossjon7<\/a>.<\/p>\n