Storms leave over 75,000 without electricity across Tri-State area

UPDATE: As of Sunday at 4 p.m., PSEG Long Island has restored power to over 12,000 customers, representing more than 86% of those affected.

The hardest-hit areas remain the towns of Oyster Bay, Hempstead and North Hempstead, with the majority of residents expected to be back online by Sunday night.

Meanwhile, Con Edison has restored service to nearly 14,000 customers, while approximately 5,200 others await restoration. The storm's most significant impacts occurred in Westchester and Queens.

Con Edison expects to achieve 95% restoration in Westchester (where 794 outages remain) by 11 p.m. Sunday, and 95% restoration in Queens (with 3,979 current outages) by 7 p.m. Monday. Minor scattered outages also persist in the Bronx (264), Brooklyn (129) and Staten Island (8).

EARLIER: 

NEW YORK - Severe weekend weather moving through the metropolitan region has left tens of thousands of residents in the dark, knocking out electricity across New York City, Long Island, Westchester and northern New Jersey.

According to the latest utility reports, New Jersey has taken the brunt of the storm's impact.

By the numbers:

Jersey Central Power & Light (JCPL) reports the highest number of localized disruptions, with 32,488 customers actively out of power. Meanwhile, PSEG NJ is working to restore services to another 19,406 affected households.

Closer to the city, Con Edison has reported 6,056 outages across the five boroughs, with an additional 5,064 customers impacted in neighboring Westchester County.

To the north and west, Orange and Rockland Utilities reported 4,597 outages.

Out on Long Island, PSEG LI crews are responding to a total of 8,837 active power losses.

The backstory:

Emergency management officials across the Tri-State area had previously issued travel advisories warning of sudden severe thunderstorms capable of producing heavy downpours and strong wind gusts.

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