Power outages have caused chaos across the United States this weekend, leaving thousands of people without electric in extreme weather conditions.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo ripped into energy company Con Edison for failing to prevent sweeping blackouts that left over 50,000 without power.

While power for more than 800,000 homes in Michigan was knocked out over the weekend, with it perhaps not being restored for everyone until Tuesday.

In New York thousands of people across all five boroughs were effected by the blackouts as the temperatures hit a sweltering 100F in the city.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ripped into Con Edison for failing to prevent sweeping blackouts that left over 50,000 without power in the Big Apple on Sunday in the midst of a sweltering over-100F heat wave

Governor Andrew Cuomo reprimanded ConEd for the series of outages and deployed state police, generators and light towers to assist with the black out

Locals celebrating Trinidadian Family Day at Canarsie Park pictured at the time of the black out

Parts of the midwest suffered blackouts after winds and rain swooped in with the cold front that's breaking up the sweltering heat wave.

In Milwaukee utility crews restored power to more than 48,000 customers in the eastern part of the state.

Around 56,000 Milwaukee customers were still without power yesterday after more than 700 wires, 50 power poles and over 600 trees or branches were taken down in thunderstorms, officials said.

While Michigan Utility companies DTE Energy and Consumers Energy said last night that they are on target to restore power to 80 per cent of customers impacted by the storm by end of day Monday.

They revealed that 290,000 customers remained without power and that they had restored power to about 310,000 customers.

They added: 'Our goal is to have 90 per cent of customers restored by the end of the day Tuesday. We appreciate everyone’s patience.'

New York has seen temperatures higher than 100F this weekend. The scorching three figure temperatures from the past two days will finally begin to cool on Monday

Con Edison outages on Sunday pictured above as thousands were left without power sweltering heat that reached a heat index of 102F in Brooklyn

Over 50,000 Con Edison customers across all five New York boroughs and in northern suburbs lost power on Sunday as a blistering heat wave hit the city. Con Edison workers pictured attempting to restore power in a Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx on Sunday

All five boroughs and northern suburbs of New York were also effected by scattered blackouts on Sunday, endangering locals in boiling temperatures that sat in the mid 90s and reached a heat index of 102F in Brooklyn.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ripped into energy company Con Edison for failing to prevent sweeping blackouts that left over 50,000 without power.

Frustrated, Cuomo took to Twitter to slam the utility for not being 'better prepared' and vowing to deploy police officers and generators in the midst of the chaos.

'We've been through this situation w ConEd time & again & they should have been better prepared—period,' Cuomo tweeted Sunday evening.

'I am deploying 200 State Police, 100 generators & 50 Light Towers to assist with the 30K+ power outages in BK I encourage NYers to check on neighbors- esp the elderly- tonight,' he added.

On Sunday night Con Edison said there were nearly 32,000 without power in Brooklyn and roughly 14,400 in Queens of 10:40pm.

The energy company estimated power wouldn’t be restored until 11am today, reports CBS NewYork.

All the while, Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted a stream of updates on the black out crisis as the number of outages spiked to 50,000 in a matter of four hours. Brooklyn was hit the hardest with the outages, including de Blasio's very own Park Slope neighborhood.

Locals look on after they've been without power for hours in the Soundview section of the Bronx on Sunday

Debris from a power line that caught on fire and landed on a vehicle during Sunday's blackout pictured above in Soundview in the Bronx

Senior citizens evacuated from a nursing home that lost power in Brooklyn pictured being transported on a bus on Sunday in the midst of the heat wave

'The accumulated heat and strain from the past few days has built up in the electrical equipment,' he said.

Con Ed said it reduced voltage by 8 percent in affected areas to maintain service as repairs are made.

The outages started just after 5pm in Brooklyn with hundreds losing electricity. By 6pm about 10,000 outages were counted in New York City, but the number skyrocketed to over 22,000 an hour later, affecting Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.

Con Ed cut power to some 30,000 people in Canarsie, Mill Basin and Flatbush, Brooklyn to make repairs Sunday evening and prevent further collapse of the Big Apple's grid as per Pix11. They'll bring power back to 500 customers at a time starting at midnight.

As a result of the outages senior citizens in nursing homes with cut power were transferred to air conditioned buses to stay cool. Four schools in affected areas also had announced school would be cancelled Monday.

Locals gathered to help senior citizens evacuate safely from a heated nursing home into a cooler area in the midst of Sunday's power outages

OEM Commissioner Deanne Criswell pictured speaking with reporters Sunday

Officers pictured evacuating a Brooklyn nursing home on Sunday

'Here’s where we stand: Con Ed is taking 30K customers in Brooklyn, including Carnarsie, Mill Basin and Flatbush, temporarily off power so it can make repairs and prevent a bigger outage,' de Blasio tweeted Sunday evening.

By 10pm there were over 50,000 outages reported

'That’s going to be a slow process so they don’t overload the system,' he added.

According to Con Edison, at 5.30pm there were 3,697 customers without power in Queens and 4,685 without electricity in Brooklyn. In Manhattan there were 257 outages. The Bronx had 11 and Staten Island had 31, as per the New York Post.

By 6pm, the number without power staggered as Queens hit 4,085 without electricity, Brooklyn had 4,787, and the Bronx reported 1,359 without power.

There were 188 outages on Manhattan and 94 on Staten Island by 6pm.

New York’s Fire Wire Twitter page posted that around 6pm man holes in Brooklyn on Myrtle Avenue started to burn as a result of the outages.

Locals took to the streets and parks in Canarsie, Brooklyn in the midst of the blackout Sunday

An officer helps control traffic in the blacked out neighborhood of Canarsie, Brooklyn

Locals in the blacked out area of Canarsie, Brooklyn pictured above getting around by flashlight as neighborhood homes lost electricity

Utility crews pictured restoring power in Jamaica, Queens over the weekend after power outages were reported

Mayor de Blasio said the New York Fire Department and emergency services were on hand to help those stuck in the outages and give aid to senior citizens.

'The @FDNY @NYCEmergencyMgt and other City agencies are on the ground and responding to any stuck elevators — and making sure seniors and any vulnerable populations have the support they need,' de Blasio tweeted.

'I just spoke to Con Ed's president about tonight's outages. Their system in parts of Brooklyn is under severe strain and some equipment has failed,' he added.

By 10pm there were over 50,000 customers out of service and over 600 outages.

Many frustrated locals took to Twitter to vent their frustration with the power outage in the midst of the dangerous heat wave that posed a threat to senior citizens and pets.

This frustrated Twitter user shared her outrage at being without power for four hours in sweltering heat on Sunday

Much of the online frustration was directed towards Mayor de Blasio

'So we have another black out here in New York and I can't even go home or take the train...' one angry Twitter user wrote.

'It has been four plus hours without electricity on what feels like a day on the Sun, ConEd is at another power outage again,' another user wrote.

'It is terrible! Con Edison should reduce our bills for the inconvenience we’ve been dealing with.Brooklyn,NYC,this heat,this power outage isn’t the first this month,it is really painful,' one frustrated Twitter user said.

'I'm calling it. @ConEdison should not be granted anymore hikes since there are issues after issues when it comes to power outages and the risk for power outages. This is getting ridiculous. @NYCCouncil @NYCMayorsOffice,' another echoed.

'Tell my grandma who's 92 and she couldn't breathe well now because over heated. She also having spine fracture pain. I just drugged her so she has less pain during travel and we are getting ready for her to move her to my relative's house! It is ridiculous power outage in NYC!' another added.

Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted about the outage Sunday afternoon saying 4,500 customers in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan were affected. By Sunday evening the number skyrocketed to reach over 50,000 by 10pm

Con Ed cut power to some 30,000 people in Canarsie, Mill Basin and Flatbush, Brooklyn to make repairs Sunday evening, as per Pix11 , as the borough's electrical system was under 'extreme strain' and suffered equipment failure

The power outage compounded with extreme heat led several manholes in Brooklyn to burn

On Sunday, New York city hit a new record high for weekend power consumption as residents blasted their AC’s to stay cool in the blistering heat wave that has baked the state in 90F weather over the past week.

Con Edison blamed the outage on the heat wave, which reached a peak heat index of 110F degrees.

The utility says that crews will be working overnight to restore power.

Mayor Bill de Blasio provided a stream of Twitter updates where he said Brooklyn's electrical system was under severe strain and suffered equipment failure

The Mayor said the New York Fire Department and emergency services were on hand to help those stuck in the outages and give aid to senior citizens

Con Edison issued a statement to customers via e-mail, text and Twitter to conserve energy by reducing the usage of non-essential electronics such as clothes washers, dryers, dishwashers, and unneeded lighting

Con Edison issued a statement to customers via e-mail, text and Twitter to conserve energy by reducing the usage of non-essential electronics such as clothes washers, dryers, dishwashers, and unneeded lighting.

Con Edison cut power to Brooklyn and reduced voltage in the Bronx as they worked through the night to restore power.

The Big Apple saw a similar blackout last weekend when about 73,000 customers lost power in Manhattan for several hours.