Nearly 200 homes remain in the dark following a windstorm overnight in St. Lawrence County.

Howling winds could be heard from inside homes as sticks, leaves and other unsecured objects blew around yards and fields across the North Country.

Temperatures dropped sharply from mid 60s to wind chills of -2 in mere hours as afternoon sunshine turned into evening snowflakes.

Winds gusted near 50 mph overnight as cold weather has returned for a few days.

National Grid is reporting widespread outages in numerous towns with power expected to be restored this morning in most locations.