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National Grid reports 15,000 without power in Oneida County as 'excessive heat' looms

WSTM · last updated

UTICA, N.Y. — National Grid reports that more than 15,000 customers are without power in Oneida County on Monday.

The outages occurred after severe storms barreled through Central New York early Sunday morning. The storms produced an EF-1 tornado with wind speeds of at least 86 mph. Storms killed two children and one adult in Kirkland, N.Y.

Additionally, the outages are present as most of New York State is under heat-related advisories. Temperatures are expected to reach 90+ degrees, with dewpoints hovering in the mid 70s that will stretch the heat index to between 105 to 110 degrees on Monday.

National Grid is not expecting power to be restored to Oneida County until 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday. There are more than 101,000 National Grid customers in the county.

For the latest on the forecast, follow this link. The latest information about outages can be found on the National Grid website at this link.

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