SENECA COUNTY, N.Y. — The Seneca County Board of Supervisors is asking Governor Kathy Hochul to declare a State Disaster Emergency that includes Seneca County after Wednesday’s severe storms.
Wednesday’s storms caused widespread power outages, downed trees and power lines, and other damage across the Rochester region. As of Friday morning, over 2,000 NYSEG customers in Seneca County are still without power.
On Thursday, the National Weather Service surveyed the damage and confirmed that five tornadoes touched down Wednesday, with two of them in Seneca County…