BUFFALO, N.Y. — Thousands of power outages were reported as a powerful storm crossed Western New York on Sunday night.
Crews were able to restore power to a majority of customers overnight. Per the NYSEG outage map, approximately 25 Erie County customers were without power as of 6:45 a.m. All of those reported were in the Village of Depew.
According to National Grid, about 44 customers in Chautauqua County lacked power as of 6:45 a.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued across Western New York on Sunday night. They were allowed to expire at 9:30 p.m.
Minor damage to vehicles was possible, as well as wind damage to trees and power lines. The winds could be gusting up to 50 mph as the storms roll through. Also expect dozens of strikes of lightning too with these storms moving through the area.
