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National Grid Providing Bottled Water, Dry Ice To Customers Still Without Electricity

National Grid is providing dry ice and bottled water for customers still affected by Friday's thunderstorms.

In a Sunday morning press release, the utility said power has been restored to 85 percent of the 196,000 National Grid customers impacted by the storm that brought wind gusts over  70 mph areas of eastern upstate New York.

Supplies can be picked up at the follow locations until 5 p.m.

Speculator Fire Department 

2834 State Route 30

Speculator, NY

Warren County Department of Public Works

4028 Main Street

Warrensburg, NY

Cambridge Department of Public Works

6 Memorial Drive

Cambridge, NY

Broadalbin Fire Dept.

14 Pine Street

Broadalbin, NY

Lucas Willard is a reporter and host at WAMC Northeast Public Radio, which he joined in 2011.