Many Nassau Residents Without Power

More than 145,000 Nassau County residents are without power after Hurricane Irene hit, according to the Long Island Power Authority.

The outages were caused by trees bringing down power lines, poles and transformers, according to a LIPA spokesperson.

As of 5 p.m., 418,648 LIPA customers are in the dark due to the storm, LIPA’s Storm Center Map says. These outages are mostly listed as in the "assessing condition" phase, with some listed as "updating estimate." LIPA said there is no estimated time of restoration as of yet.

In one of the worst hit areas, Levittown, over 7,000 customers are without power. Some 11,000 households are in the dark in Huntington, 3,600 in Syosset, and over 7,000 in Massapequa.

In Garden City, some 4,000 households have experienced a loss of power. More than half of Malverne residents, or 1,983 customers, have no power. About half of Lawrence is also without power.