More than 30,000 utility customers in eastern New York lost electricity after severe thunderstorms packing high winds knocked down trees and power lines across the region.
Thursday evening's storms also brought heavy rain, hail and numerous lightning strikes to some areas. Most of the outages Friday morning were in Rensselaer, Albany, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties.
Several homes in the Albany area were damaged by falling trees.
Many school districts without electric service cancelled classes.
National Grid’s website says it's assessing storm damage with no estimated time of power restoration is available for those areas most severely affected..
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