New York State Electric & Gas reports that 43,000 customers do not have power, three days after a snowstorm dropped trees, limbs and power lines and left more than 100,000 of the company's customers, mostly in central New York and the Southern Tier, in the dark.
It was not clear when all of the repair work would be done.
Closer the the Capital Region, National Grid crews were working to restore service to 7,600 of the utility's customers in communities around the Adirondack Mountains and Mohawk Valley. The outages stretch from the Lake George region to the edge of the High Peaks and into the central area of the mountain range.
Some outages remain in Fulton and Montgomery counties too.
Emergency management officials in Fulton County said about 500 customers are waiting for power to be restored. Officials warned there could be scattered outages throughout the day as repair crews switch out circuits.
Dry ice, bottled water and electronic charging stations are available at the emergency management building at 231 N. Perry St., Johnstown.
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The utility companies hoped to have most of the repairs made by Thursday but it is unclear when all customers see the lights back on.
In the aftermath of the storm, nearly 200,000 utility customers were without service across upstate. The widespread power outages were caused by a snowstorm that dropped wet, heavy snow across upstate New York between Monday night and Tuesday morning.
National Grid was continuing to distribute dry ice and bottled water at locations around the Adirondacks.
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