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Storm With Damaging Winds Knocks Out Power To Thousands In CT
A potent storm system packed with damaging winds has knocked out power to thousands in Connecticut.
At around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 29, Eversource reported around 3,400 customers with power statewide, and United Illuminated another 55.
The most outages are in the following locations: Union (354), Wilton (221), West Hartford (216), Ridgefield (199), New Milford (145), Thompson (137), Greenwich (127), and Weston (101).
The storm, ignited by a strong frontal system, has now pushed out off the East Coast.
Thursday will be colder with a high temperature in the mid-30s, but wind-chill values…
Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut
A quick-moving storm system has knocked out power to thousands of Connecticut residents.
Wind gusts as high as around 60 miles per hour have resulted in downed trees and tree limbs, with eastern Connecticut most heavily affected.
As of around 7:15 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18, Eversource is reporting a total 11,840 customers without power.
The areas most affected are:
Woodstock (1,547) in Windham County,
East Lyme (723) in New London County,
Waterford (631) in New London County,
New London (593) in New London County,
Ledyard (514) in New London County,
Hebron …
Here's How Many Are Still Without Power In Connecticut
Nearly 10,000 residents in Connecticut are still without power more than 24 hours after Tropical Depression Ida made its way through the region.
As of 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 2, 8,721 of Eversource’s 1.286 million Connecticut customers were still reporting outages, while United Illuminated was still working to repair 127 active outages that were impacting 509 of the company’s customers.
The most outages were reported in Bristol (736), followed by Stamford (617), Greenwich (589), Redding (512), Seymour (499), Sherman (434), New Canaan (379), Danbury (372), Ridgefield (359), Darien (335), E…
Here's How Many Are Now Without Power In Connecticut
Thousands in Connecticut had power restored overnight as the state contends with the first major winter storm of 2021 and one of the biggest in years.
Utility crews across the state worked overnight to make repairs, with several hundred still in the dark as of around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2.
Eversource was reporting multiple outages on Tuesday morning, which were still impacting 854 of the company’s 1,283,816 customers.
Multiple outages were still being reported in Farmington (321), Voluntown (282), Sterling (96), North Stonington (18), Meriden (12), Bloomfield (10), Woodbury (9) Sto…
Strong, Gusty Winds Cause Scattered Power Outages In Fairfield County
Wind gusts that topped 50 mph left hundreds of Connecticut residents in the dark overnight.
As of 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, seven outages were reported by United Illuminated, impacting 430 customers, including 402 in Shelton and five in Stratford.
A total of 170 of Eversource's Connecticut customers were still reporting outages, including some in Fairfield County.
Greenwich (62) was among Eversource’s hardest-hit areas, with other outages reported in Monroe, New Fairfield, Newtown, and Ridgefield.
Utility crews scrambled overnight to repair hundreds of other reported outages. Winds are …
