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Afternoon Thunderstorms Cut Power to 734 in Miller Place
LIPA's early estimate is restoration between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. Friday.
Sudden onslaught of afternoon thunderstorms has cut off electricity to hundreds of Miller Place-Rocky Point area residents.
Long Island Power Authority is reporting 2,702 customers without power in Suffolk County after a string of afternoon thunderstorms, largely along the North Shore, struck Friday, according to its outage map.
There are 734 households without electricity in Miller Place as of 2:05 p.m. with another 46 power outages in the Mount Sinai area.
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LIPA is indicating that it hopes to restore all power to the Miller Place area by 5 pm., followed by restoring power by 9 p.m. to Mount Sinai.
Customers can reports electrical report outages by calling 1-800-490-0075 or 631-755-6900.
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