April snowfall in New York left nearly 200,000 customers without power
'19.04.2022'
Lyudmila Balabay
On the night of April 18-19, heavy snow fell in New York, which led to massive power outages in the upstate, writes Times union. As of Tuesday morning, nearly 200 customers were without power due to the storm, and utilities are working to restore power. By 000:14 pm, about 00 customers were left without electricity, and electricians were restored in the rest of the houses.
Heavy snow and wind downed many trees and downed power lines in Fulton, Warren and Saratoga counties. Many roads are closed due to bad weather, making it difficult to restore power.
At 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, National Grid said crews are "working closely with local authorities and first responders to coordinate recovery efforts, and our crews have begun assessing and repairing damage."
Power outages occurred in the south and central Adirondacks, leaving more than 7000 without power in eastern Schenectady County, nearly 17000 in the suburbs around Albany, and thousands of customers living in Mohawk Zalley between Amsterdam and Utica. Thousands more were left without power in Saratoga Springs and surrounding areas of Saratoga County. Massive power outages were also reported in the area between Lake George and Chestertown.
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The southern part of the state also faced disruptions, with more than 102 customers without power and gas on Tuesday morning. The area between Oneonta and Norwich was particularly hard hit, with 000 customers without electricity.
The astronomical spring started almost a month ago, but the snow storm brought quite a lot of snow to the region, more than average for this period of the year. In the morning the snow turned into rain. The snow was wet and very heavy, sticking to trees and wires, so there were a lot of cliffs.
Albany, Saratoga Springs and Schenectady received up to 4 inches (10 cm) of snow, up to a foot (30 cm) in the Adirondacks and up to 8 inches (20 cm) in Shohari Valley. Between 6 and 8 inches (15-20 cm) of snow fell on central New York and South Tier.
