More Than 25,000 Remain Without Power in Rochester Region after Thunderstorms Move Through Area

On Monday, 5:30 p.m., over 25,000 power company customers are without power in the Rochester region due to thunderstorms.

Around 15,000 Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. customers affected (including 13,400 of whom are located in Monroe County), over 5,000 New York State Electric and Gas customers (including over 4,700 in Wayne County) and around 5,800 National Grid customers in Livingston County.

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Thousands Without Power in Monroe County 

On Monday, 4:28 p.m., thousands were without power in Monroe County. RG&E reports around 9,500 are without power, with about 400 in Ontario County inclusive. Perinton, Mendon, Pittsford, and Henrietta are reporting the most outages. 

 On Monday, 3:30 p.m., severe thunderstorm warning issued for portions of Monroe County, active until 4:15 p.m.

According to the National Weather Service in Buffalo, whipping winds, heavy rain, and other severe and stormy weather are likely to occur in the Rochester region on Monday afternoon. The Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m. for much of western New York including Ontario, Monroe, Orleans, Wayne counties, Livingston, and Genesee.

Phillip Pandolfo, Weather Service Meteorologist said that there is a possibility of severe thunderstorms Monday afternoon or evening. The peak possibility for the storms is mid-to-late afternoon. According to the Weather Service, in the Rochester region, Finger lakes and Southern Tier, between 2 and 6 p.m. is the greatest risk for severe weather.

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Storms Moves Through Western New York 

With the storms, forecasters reveal that area residents may also witness damaging winds, with gusts exceeding 58 mph, heavy rain, large hail, lightning and also an isolated chance of tornadoes, according to the Weather Service.

There's also a possibility for some pop-up showers all through the day. Already early Monday morning, storms propelled through western New York which brought short periods of thunder, wind, and lightning. Pandolfo said that a cold front propelling through New York on Monday will bring evidently cooler weather.

Monday's high is anticipated to get to the upper 80s, while on Tuesday, it is projected to drop into the mid-60s, he said .The normal high for the third week of June in Rochester is just shy of 80.

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Thunderstorm

Thunderstorm, a violent short-lived weather disruption that is nearly always linked with thunder, lightning, heavy rain or hail, dense clouds and strong gusty winds. Thunderstorms occur when layers of warm, moist air rise in a large, rapid updraft to cooler areas of the atmosphere.

There the moisture contained in the updraft condenses to bring about towering cumulonimbus clouds and, finally, precipitation. Columns of cooled air then sink earthward, hitting the ground with powerful downdrafts and winds that are horizontal. At the same time, electrical charges store up on cloud particles  ice and water droplets). 

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