Con Ed: 21K customers lost power in wild weekend storm

Roughly 21,000 homes lost power Friday night as thunderstorms ripped through parts of the city.

Staten Island and Brooklyn were hit hardest by the severe weather, and Con Edison says crews are still working to get power back to customers throughout both boroughs.

On Staten Island, nearly 18,000 homes lost power during the storm and more than 2,000 went dark in Brooklyn. Con Edison says most homes are up and running again in both boroughs, and the utility’s outage map showed less than a hundred customers without power as of 9 a.m. Saturday.

The storms slammed the city after a scorching day that drove heat indexes — or “real feel” temps — above 100 degrees.

Con Ed said multiple trees and power lines were down throughout Staten Island.

The city’s Office of Emergency Management said there were no major after-effects of the storm. Con Ed recommended being on the lookout for downed trees and especially downed power lines.

While temps are expected to stay in the 80's this weekend, another heat wave may be on the horizon next week, according to the National Weather Service.

This story has been updated with information from OEM.