Update at 11:30 p.m.: There are more than 40,000 power outages in Upstate New York counties, according to National Grid and NYSEG.
Update at 10 p.m.: More than 50,000 power outages remain in Upstate New York counties after storm Debby rolled through the region Friday.
Update at 7 p.m.: National Grid and NYSEG are reporting more than 70,000 power outages in Upstate New York counties. Many of the outages have shifted to the northern part of the state; Onondaga County now has fewer than 1,000 outages.
Update at 4 p.m.: Outages from storm Debby in Upstate New York have climbed to more than 50,000 in 32 counties.
Sullivan County has the most with 9,584.
Onondaga County has 3,419, according to NYSEG and National Grid.
Steuben County, which was hit hard by flash flooding, has 3,547.
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Syracuse, N.Y. -- Nearly 30,000 utility customers across Upstate New York lost power Friday afternoon as rain storms from Debby’s remnants continued to drench much of the state.
As of about 2:45 p.m., 1,719 customers in Onondaga County were without power, according to National Grid. That included the Walmart on West Genesee Street in Camillus, a store worker confirmed.
About 25,000 NYSEG customers were without power in 25 counties, according to the utility.
That included 3,377 customers in Steuben County near the Pennsylvania line, where flash flooding prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency and evacuate two communities.
The American Red Cross has opened two shelters there to help residents affected by the flooding.
The shelters are located at:
- Hornell High School, 134 Seneca St. in Hornell.
- Corning-Painted Post High School Field House, 201 Cantigney St. in Corning.
In Broome County, about 3,500 were without power. And in Chenango County, nearly 4,000 lost electricity.
The National Weather Service has declared a flash flood emergency for Steuben County, the highest level of warning.
“Life-threatening flash flooding” is happening, the weather service said. “This is a particularly dangerous situation. Seek higher ground now!”
In Onondaga County, several trees and wires were reported down, according to 911 dispatches.
In Oswego County, flooding has closed state Route 104 in both directions between county Route 21 and Sixty Six Road in Hannibal.
Shortly after 3 p.m., Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency.
