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More Than 17K People Without Power Across LI After Severe Thunderstorms, Heat Sock Area: PSEG

Fierce winds knocked down trees and power lines across parts of LI on July 4 after days of extreme heat.

The outages were reported after extreme heat and thunderstorms on July 4, PSEG Long Island said. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

LONG ISLAND, NY— After days of extreme heat and then, fierce thunderstorms on the evening of July 4, almost 17,000 were people were left without power Saturday night, according to the PSEG Long Island outage map.

As of about 10:30 p.m., 17,098 people were without power, and crews were working to restore service, PSEG Long Island said.

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