High winds caused thousands to lose power and caused damage in the northern part of Chautauqua County Tuesday. The National Weather Service in Buffalo said a 74 mph gust was reported at Dunkirk at 11:25 a.m. New York State Police reported high … [Read more...]
Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms Flooded Streets, Brought Down Power Lines Monday Afternoon
Heavy rain and thunderstorms caused flooding and brought down power lines in Jamestown Monday afternoon. The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities reported a pole and transformer issue that resulted in a fire at Dunn and East Second Street, an … [Read more...]
Gusty Winds, Rain Bring Down Trees, Branches on Power Lines
Gusty winds and hard rain caused trees and branches to bring down some power lines around the area Sunday night. The City of Jamestown put out a notice that there were some power outages in the Board of Public Utilities' area. They cautioned that … [Read more...]
Circuit Trip Caused Widespread Power Outage in BPU Area
A circuit trip is to blame for a widespread power outage in the Greater Jamestown area Thursday morning. The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities said a circuit tripped at the Dow Street Substation which caused the outage from 8:53 a.m. until … [Read more...]
OUTAGE UPDATE: Power Restored for National Grid Customers
Those Affected by Power Outage Urged to be Cautious of Burst Pipes MAYVILLE - National Grid has announced that power has now been restored for the more than 1,000 customers in the Hartfield, Dewittville, Maple Springs and Ellery areas who were … [Read more...]
More than a Thousand National Grid Customers Without Power in Ellery
ELLERY - A power outage in the town of Ellery is resulted in more than 1,000 customers being without power for more than 24 hours. According the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, National Grid was performing service on a substation in Ellery … [Read more...]
Strong Thunderstorm Create Scattered Power Outages Across Region
JAMESTOWN - Residents across Chautauqua County were greeted with nasty weather at the end of Labor Day with a series of severe thunderstorms sweeping across the region. The storms began moving into the area just before 11 p.m. Monday and continued … [Read more...]
Power Outage on Willard Hill Impacts Hundreds of Residents
JAMESTOWN - Residents in the Willard Hill area of Jamestown experienced a temporary power outage early Tuesday night. The outage affected nearly 1000 people and was restored within 20 minutes. According to the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, a … [Read more...]
