Hurricane Sandy hasn't quite brought all of her strength to the Town of Smithtown yet but nearly the entire town is without power.
As of 6:30 p.m., LIPA has reported 30,142 homes are in the dark. There are a total of 41,628 LIPA customers in the township.
Specifically in Smithtown, St. James, Nesconset, Head of the Harbor, Village of the Branch and Nissequogue, there are 20,275 outages. Here is a breakdown of what areas are missing power:
- Smithtown – 5,950
- St. James – 5,819
- Nesconset – 4,120
- Village of the Branch – 2,251
- Head of the Harbor – 1,064
- Nissequogue – 1,071
Throughout Suffolk County there are 278,114 outages.