How many people are without power in Rochester? The latest numbers
Thousands of Rochester, Gas and Electric Corp. customers were without power in the Rochester region Tuesday evening due to strong winds that whipped through the region.
At the peak of the outage, more than 13,300 RG&E customers were without power, including more than 6,500 customers within the Rochester region, which included Monroe and Orleans counties, according to the company. Webster was particularly hard hit with more than 4,000 customers in the dark on Tuesday evening.
According to the utility company's website, nearly 900 RG&E customers were still without power as of 6 a.m. Wednesday. More than half of those customers, roughly 450, are in Webster.
More than 4,800 RG&E customers in Allegany County south of Rochester were still without power as of 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Crews worked through the night and continue Wednesday morning to assess the damage, make safe downed wires, clear fallen tree debris from the roads and restore power, according to RG&E officials.
South of Rochester, nearly 3,400 New York State Electric and Gas customers in Steuben County and nearly 6,500 NYSEG customers in Yates County also lost power due to high winds as of 6 a.m., according to the company's website. Statewide, more than 58,500 NYSEG customers lost power because of the storm.
The outages stem from strong winds whipping through New York Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tuesday's high wind warning has been downgraded to a wind warning that is in place until 7 p.m. Wednesday through much of western and central New York. Gusts up to 50 mph are still possible, with sustained winds between 30 and 40 mph.
The peak gust in Rochester was 51 mph, recorded at 7:45 p.m. at the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport, said Meteorologist Bob Hamilton of the National Weather Service in Buffalo. In Buffalo, a peak gust of 70 mph was recorded Tuesday afternoon. Other high notable high gusts during the storm were a 74 mph gust in Dunkirk and a 79 mph gust in Watertown, according to the Weather Service.
The National Weather Service in Buffalo issued a high wind warning throughout much of western and central New York. The warning for Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Wyoming, northern Cayuga, Orleans, Wayne, Allegany and Niagara counties will be in effect through 4 a.m. Wednesday.
In the Rochester region, forecasters predict sustained winds up to 40 mph and gusts up to 60 mph. The highest winds are predicted to hit Rochester Tuesday evening.
Rochester NY power outage map
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: RGE power outage: Map of Rochester NY locations, latest numbers
