Update, 9:40 p.m.: Newmarket-Tay Power determined the cause of the outage on the east side of Yonge Street is a fall tree. Power has been restored to about 180 customers in the area and work is ongoing to fully repair the problem, the power company said.
#OutageUpdate - Cause of the outage East of Yonge between Mulock and Davis is a fallen tree. Power has been restored to approx. 180 customers between Eagle Street and Mulock and we are still working to restore additional customers. @TownofNewmarket pic.twitter.com/Vyf7GHli0S
— NT Power (@NTPowerNews) July 25, 2022
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Residents in a number of Newmarket neighbourhoods are in the dark after a storm on Sunday evening resulted in multiple power outages.
At about 8:10 p.m. on July 24, Newmarket-Tay Power said on Twitter "we are experiencing multiple power outages in the Newmarket area due to the weather."
In a local Facebook group, Newmarket residents shared whether or not power was out in their area. The affected areas, according to the comments, include the Fairy Lake area, Eagle Street by Lorne Avenue and Yonge Street, and Quaker Hill by Sandford Street and William Roe Boulevard.
There are 373 customers affected by the outage in the William Roe area, according to Newmarket-Tay Power's online outage dashboard.
In another tweet at 9:07 p.m. it said crews are on the scene of the outage.
"Power Outage affecting 373 Customers East of Yonge Between Mulock and Davis, a crew is on site investigating," it said.
The power company has not yet provided an estimated time of restoration.
A severe thunderstorm warning had been in place for Newmarket and other parts of York Region, however, Environment Canada lifted the warning at 8:21 p.m. after the big storm had blown through.
