Saratoga Standard

Warren County Office of Emergency Services has worked with first responders to have four warming centers open Wednesday as more than 2,400 power outages remain around Warren County.

Those in need of a place to stay warm can go to the following locations Wednesday:

• Chester Fire Department, 5885 Route 8, Chester
• Queensbury Emergency Medical Services, 1109 Ridge Road, Queensbury.
• Hague Fire Station, 4 West Hague Road, Hague.
• West Glens Falls Emergency Medical Services, 86 Luzerne Road, Queensbury. (Park on Media Drive side of building.)

As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, 2,475 National Grid customers were without power in Warren County. Outages were most extensive in the towns of Stony Creek, Lake Luzerne and Chester, as some areas of western and northern Warren County received 30-plus inches of snow.

National Grid has indicated most should have power back as of 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Residents are reminded to never touch utility lines and to call 911 when spotting a line that is down. Those wishing to report non-emergency storm damage in Warren County can do so online through warrencountyny.gov/stormreport.  

Original source can be found here.