power outages

Residents across upstate New York and northern Pennsylvania received a preview of winter weather as a storm dumped several inches of snow across the region.

It’s been a busy night for New York State Electric and Gas crews dealing with power outages scattered around the region.

Several thousand Broome County NYSEG customers, including Walmart and other big retailers in Vestal, lost electric service in the aftermath of strong thunderstorms.

Some homes and businesses in the Binghamton area may be without electric service for a couple of days.

Governor Kathy Hochul says New York state government will provide assistance to communities in the Southern Tier in the aftermath of the spring snowstorm.

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Winter Storm Warning in effect from 6 p.m. April 18 to noon April 19 for much of the Southern Tier.

New York State Electric and Gas officials says power won't be fully restored to customers in the Binghamton area until sometime this weekend.

UPDATED: Revised location of dry ice and bottled water distribution sites. More than 10,000 NYSEG customers in the Binghamton area are still without electricity and the utility says some may not have their power restored until sometime during the weekend...

A wind gust of 92 miles per hour was recorded south of Apalachin as thunderstorms raced through the region, knocking out power, damaging buildings and taking down trees.

About 32,000 NYSEG customers in upstate New York lost electric service after strong thunderstorms raced through the region.