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Potsdam stores were shut down temporarily amid power outage; trees downed from storm in Ogdensburg

Posted 6/18/26

Hundreds of St. Lawrence County residents were without power Thursday afternoon, June 18, following high winds and heavy rain throughout the day. 

Some businesses in Potsdam were also …

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Potsdam stores were shut down temporarily amid power outage; trees downed from storm in Ogdensburg

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Hundreds of St. Lawrence County residents were without power Thursday afternoon, June 18, following high winds and heavy rain throughout the day. 

Some businesses in Potsdam were also affected by the outage, leading  some stores on U.S. Highway 11 to close temporarily around 4 p.m. Thursday.

The hardest-hit areas included Potsdam and West Potsdam, where combined more than 1,600 National Grid customers were without power as of 4 p.m.

Traffic lights in the village of Potsdam were reported to be out around 4 p.m. Thursday . 

In Colton and Pierrepont, more than 335 customers were without power, while 80 customers in the West Pierrepont area experienced the power outage. 

Smaller outages were also reported in Gouverneur, Edwards, Lisbon, Canton, and Hopkinton.