Northeasterners still without power

Thousands of utility customers around the Northeast awoke without power Wednesday morning, a day after the season’s first big snowstorm blew through the region.

The wet snow fell on trees still covered in fall leaves, and its weight, combined with gusty winds, sent limbs crashing down on power lines.

In upstate New York, more than 40,000 customers were without power Wednesday morning, most of them in the Mohawk Valley, Adirondacks and the Catskills, according to statements by utilities National Grid and New York State Electric & Gas.

The National Weather Service reported snowfall totals ranging from 6 to 8 inches in northern New York, to a foot or more along the northwestern edge of the Catskill Mountains.

Lower elevations and coastal areas were soaked by heavy rain.
In New Jersey, crews were working to restore power to more than 30,000 customers, mainly in the northern part of the state.