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Power Outages at Nearly 9,500 Prior to Nor'Easter

Smithtown still at nearly 2,500 outages, while St, James drops to around 1,000.

With a nor'easter expected to hit Wednesday just one week after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the Town of Smithtown, power outages throughout the town are down to 9,493 homes.

As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, in Smithtown, St. James, Nesconset, Head of the Harbor, Village of the Branch and Nissequogue, there are 5,027 outages. 

Here is a breakdown of what areas are missing power:

  • Smithtown – 2,438
  • St. James – 961
  • Nesconset – 594
  • Village of the Branch – 13
  • Head of the Harbor – 616
  • Nissequogue – 405

Patch reported Wednesday that the National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning for Nassau and Suffolk counties from 1 p.m. to Thursday 4 a.m. with the possibility of winds from the north at 25-35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

Check out LIPA's outage map here.

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swataz May 23, 2013 at 10:17 am
With the budget "we" just passed? That can't be!
robkoz May 23, 2013 at 09:52 am
"Why are Smithtown teachers continuing to pay for school supplies out of their ownRead More pocket?" Since when? Ever see the big list of supplies kids get in their folders at the end of the year for them to bring in next year? I think you're talking about the wrong school district.