RGE: Several hundred without power across the Rochester area
[MGN Online]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC)— Several hundred homes are without power across the Rochester area Thursday morning.
According to Rochester Gas and Electric’s outage list, a majority of those in the dark live in Chili. Over in Ontario County, Victor had more than 200 without power, and a few people in Geneseo, Livingston County have also experienced an outage.
Power issues caused the Fairport Central School District to delay the opening of its Minerva DeLand school by at least three hours.
The outages come as heavy rains flow through the area. News10NBC declared a Yellow Alert Thursday morning in response.
***ALERT!
— Fairport Schools (@FCSDtweets) September 23, 2021
Due to a power outage in the Village of Fairport, Minerva DeLand will be on a 3 HOUR DELAY today, Thursday. Busses will begin routing MD students following elementary school drop off.
Please stay tuned for updates on Johanna Perrin and Brooks Hill.
As of right now, crews are either assessing the situation, or giving a restoration time estimate of at least 9:30 a.m.
HOW TO CHECK YOUR TIME
- Visit the outage list.
- Click on your county
- Click on your specific town (You may need to click on a location more than once)
- Your restoration time should be in the second column.
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