NEW YORK — The Latest on a powerful nor’easter that swept across New York state (all times local):5:15 p.m.A utility is calling the nor’easter that struck New York State one of the most powerful storms to hit its customers in a half century. The hardest hit area, measured by power outages, was Westchester County, where about 80,000 homes lacked power. 3 p.m.Tens of thousands of people remain without electricity after a powerful storm swept across New York State. Executive George Latimer says NYSEG stopped responding to emails and phone calls, becoming totally unresponsive during Friday’s storm. The utility used Twitter Saturday to tell its customers that repairs were taking longer due to the amount of damage that occurred.

Source: National Post March 03, 2018 20:02 UTC