Almost all power outages in Monroe County fixed amid heat wave

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Power is back for almost all of the more than 400 homes in Monroe County that lost power on Tuesday morning, RG&E is reporting. It comes as temperatures are rising amid a heat wave.

There are only eight customers without power as of 7 a.m., compared to 428 customers around 5:30 a.m. Most of the outages were in Henrietta but there were also some in Pittsford and Mendon. RG&E is still reporting 25 outages in Wyoming County, the same as earlier Tuesday morning.

The First Alert Weather team is forecasting temperatures in the 90s through Thursday, with heat indexes at times exceeding 100 degrees. There is a Yellow Alert for extreme heat on Tuesday through Thursday.

You can see the latest updates on any RG&E outages here. There are no reported major outages for NYSEG or National Grid customers in the area.