With the worst over from Sunday's wind storm, and the gusts dying down, work began across Buffalo and Western New York to clean up what was left behind.

The Skyway was reopened to traffic around noon Monday and a ban on empty tractor trailers on highways across Western New York was lifted.

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul said early Monday that the sporadic damage across the region could have been worse, as trees were largely free of ice. 

"There's not been ice on trees which, in past storms, has resulted in more limbs snapping and blocking roads and causing damage to cars and people's homes," Hochul said. "Yes, there are trees down, but it's not as bad as it could've been."

She also said that parts of the ice boom in the Niagara River did break, but overall the boom is working the way it was designed to work and there have not been any significant signs of flooding as a result of the breaks. 

Gov. Cuomo also made a stop in Buffalo Monday afternoon, taking a ride on the William H. Latham — an ice breaker boat — to check out the boom and give an update on the storm clean-up.

Cuomo said there have been no fatalities reported.

At the height of the storm, around 85,000 Western New Yorkers were without power.

Cuomo says the power companies are working to have 90 percent of power restored by Tuesday.

"Some of the towns, villages in more rural parts of Erie County obviously are the ones that are hardest to get to. I know one day without power is a hardship, but these were large numbers,” Cuomo (D) said.

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When the wind really picked up Sunday, it took down trees, knocked out power, and created almost otherworldly conditions next to Lake Erie: 

Significant wind damage was reported elsewhere.