Power Outage Numbers Continue to Decrease

As of 3:30 p.m., just 265 out of 98,788 Town of North Hempstead Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) customers remained without electricity. In Port Washington, the power outage numbers continue to trickle toward zero with 51 combined in Port Washington, Manorhaven, Port Washington North, Sands Point and Flower Hill out of 13,568 customers. Baxter Estates remains unscathed with no outages out of its 556 LIPA customers.

Terri Heiman, of Linwood Road in Manorhaven, said she finally got her power back last night, but isn't sure if everyone else in her neighborhood is out of the woods just yet. "I'm not sure if everyone did as there are some utility poles that are still crooked and a few police cars are still hanging out," she said. "The condos by the water might be out but I'm not sure."

LIPA officials said they expect power to be restored to most residents by this evening, but it could take even longer for people who are calling in new outages.

"We understand people's frustration," LIPA spokeswoman Vanessa Baird-Streeter said. "We are asking people to be as patient as possible."