LIPA Restores Over 40,000 Outages in the Wake of Severe
Thunderstorms
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) reported that as of 1 pm today
approximately 7,500 electric customers remain out of service as a result of last
night’s severe thunderstorms that crossed Long Island bringing winds gusts
recorded at up to 60 miles per hour.
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Downed lines, and lines that tangled with trees as a
result of the storm caused outages across Long Island.
Repair crews began immediate work to restore power.
