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Nor'easter Knocks Power Out in 2,500 Smithtown Homes

The second storm left more than snow on the ground as it knocks power out to more homes in the Town of Smithtown.

There were power outages in 9,493 homes in the Town of Smithtown following Hurricane Sandy before Wednesday's nor'easter, but after the latest storm now there are 11,923 outages.

For Thursday morning there are a total of 7,228 outages in Smithtown, St. James, Nesconset, Head of the Harbor, Village of the Branch and Nissequogue.

Here is a breakdown of what areas are missing power:

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  • Smithtown – 2,428
  • St. James – 1,048
  • Nesconset – 2,720
  • Village of the Branch – 13
  • Head of the Harbor – 622
  • Nissequogue – 397

Suffolk County began Thursday with 88,447 homes in the dark.

Check out LIPA's outage map here.

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