Baltimore’s mayor called for patience Sunday as crews worked to restore power to thousands of residents after strong winds and thunderstorms hit the region Saturday evening.

More than 14,000 residents remained without power as of 9 p.m. Sunday, most of them in the city. Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. reported it had nearly 800 restoration jobs left to restore power to all affected customers.

BGE crews have already restored service for more than 58,000 customers.

“While this storm was significant, we are grateful that we have no reports of residents severely injured or killed,” Mayor Brandon Scott said at a press conference Sunday afternoon. He was accompanied by his staff, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. officials and his baby boy, Charm.

By midafternoon Sunday, more than 200 trees still needed to be cleared from roadways, Scott said. Crews from Anne Arundel County have been assisting with cleanup efforts in the city. More storms could be on the way, and crews may have to pause their work for safety.

Joey Henderson, director of the city’s emergency management office, suggested residents have an emergency management kit and a plan in place. That includes nonperishable food, water and cash for places that are out of power and can’t take credit cards.

BGE estimates 80% of customers will have power by 11 p.m. on Sunday, and that almost all customers’ power will be restored by Monday night.

Crews are cleaning up storm damage, including downed wires, trees, limbs and other debris, said Jane Ballentine, a spokesperson for BGE.

“One of the biggest issues we have is getting the vegetation cleared,” Ballentine said. “It has to be cleared before the crews do the work.”

Matt Fetting has a nice view of the Beech Avenue tree canopy from his upstairs bedroom in Wyman Park. On Saturday evening, he said, he saw “the canopy moving in a way I’d never seen it move before.” He noticed that more of the sky was visible than usual. When he went downstairs, he knew the reason.

A tree in front of his house had uprooted from the ground, taking part of the sidewalk with it, and landed on top of a Kia SUV. Fetting, who’s lived on Beech Avenue for two years, said he’s learned not to park on that street because limbs occasionally fall off the trees. However, Saturday’s damage was unprecedented, he said.

It was a lot worse before city crews arrived, Fetting recalled. Trees were blocking the street, and cars were driving on the sidewalk to get through.

“I got woken up at maybe 2 or 3 in the morning because of some chain saws or something,” Fetting said. “I was actually pretty happy with the response overall from the city and the fire department. They were pretty on it.”

Max Goo also complimented the city’s services. He didn’t notice a tree was down next to his house near 40th Street and Beech Avenue until late Sunday morning. His wife called 311.

“They told us because there were so many downed trees they couldn’t get here right away but they would try as soon as possible,” he said.

Traffic lights weren’t working on parts of Falls Road and Cold Spring Lane on Sunday afternoon. There were 82 of them out of power, Scott said. City police and Department of Transportation officials are helping with traffic at those intersections, and drivers should treat them as stop signs, the mayor said.

Tony Foreman, owner of Jonny’s and Petit Louis Bistro on Roland Avenue, closed up shop over the weekend after the storm hit Saturday. He had no choice, he said.

He was meeting with his staff about the menu when “kaboom” — the transformer across the street was zapped by lightning, killing all the power. The gas and electric company estimated it’d be back on by late Monday night, causing the restaurants to lose out on weekend revenue and wasting some of their food.

Foreman’s restaurants have survived hurricanes, snowstorms and more. He said his only concern is for his staff. He hopes this doesn’t stop them from paying their rent or mortgages.

Michael Patrick O’Brien of Medfield said his electricity went out around 5 p.m. Saturday. As of around noon Sunday it hadn’t come back on. But O’Brien said there’s no sense in crying about it. Instead, he’s spending the day “being miserable in the heat.”

For those without air conditioning, the city has opened cooling centers. A code red extreme heat alert, which had been in effect from Thursday to Saturday, was extended until Monday, Scott announced Sunday. The cooling centers are located at:

• ShopRite of Howard Park at 4601 Liberty Heights Ave.
• My Sister’s Place Women’s Center at 17 W. Franklin St.
• Weinberg Housing and Resource Center at 620 Fallsway
• CC Jackson Recreation Center at 4910 Park Heights Ave.
• Councilwoman Rita R. Church Community Center at 2101 St. Lo Dr.
• Cahill Recreation Center at 4001 Clifton Ave.
• Waxter Center at 1000 Cathedral St.

A few isolated showers and storms will be possible across western and central Maryland through about midnight Sunday, according to WJZ, but these storms should not be as widespread as earlier.

Monday is expected to be another tough day of heat, but the humidity levels will stay moderate. Sunshine will help temperatures soar above 90 degrees.