First responders are pictured at the scene of Second Street building where the roof was partially torn off by the wind on Sunday. P-J photo by John Whittaker

A portion of Second Street is closed from Prendergast Avenue to Foote Avenue in addition Prendergast Avenue from Third to Second streets due to a roof that has blown off a building during Sunday’s wind storm.

The streets will remain Closed until the roof can be removed. City officials will issue an update when the roads are reopened via the city’s Facebook page.

More than 2,900 National Grid customers are being affected by 91 active outages in the Kiantone area. There are also small outages in Ellery, Bemus Point, Lakewood and Chautauqua as of 7:30 p.m. Sunday affecting small numbers of National Grid customers. National Grid estimates power is expected to be restored to those areas around 10:45 p.m. Sunday.

The early weekend storm caused more than 27,000 outages across the region, according to National Grid officials, with damage concentrated primarily in Western New York; dozens of poles and transformers were replaced in response. Crews were effectively pre-staged to expedite repairs, resulting in faster, safe restoration of service.

External resources have been secured to support potential power restoration efforts.

“Some of our most volatile storms happen during this time of year, as we alternate

between the remnants of winter and the advance of warmer spring-like weather,” said Tom Gozelski, National Grid New York’s Lead Director of Electric Operations. “Having one severe weather event immediately follow another is not ideal, but our crews are ready to restore service quickly and safely should we experience outages. I want to thank our communities and their leaders for their patience and cooperation this weekend, and ask for them to keep our field force in mind as we prepare to respond over the next few days.”