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Power outages reported in Buffalo metro area

National Grid
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https://www1.nationalgridus.com/PowerOutageMap-NY-RES

Nine power outages are being reported by National Grid as the Buffalo metro area experiences the beginning of its first major snowstorm of the season.

Nearly 1900 customers are without power at locations in the City of Buffalo's West Side, Elmwood Village, and Black Rock neighborhoods, as well as the Town of West Seneca.

Mike Desmond is one of Western New York’s most experienced reporters, having spent nearly a half-century covering the region for newspapers, television stations and public radio. He has been with WBFO and its predecessor, WNED-AM, since 1988. As a reporter for WBFO, he has covered literally thousands of stories involving education, science, business, the environment and many other issues. Mike has been a long-time theater reviewer for a variety of publications and was formerly a part-time reporter for The New York Times.