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Gusty Winds Knock Out Power To Hundreds In Area

Sustained gusty winds have resulted in hundreds of residents losing power Saturday in the area.

Sustained gusty winds have resulted in hundreds of residents losing power Saturday in the area.

Sustained gusty winds have resulted in hundreds of residents losing power Saturday in the area.

Photo Credit: Eversource

At 4 p.m.,  328 are without power in Newtown, the hardest hit town in Fairfield County. Other outage totals are: Monroe (214), New Canaan (161), Greenwich (141), Danbury (136), Stamford (120), Norwalk (82) and Ridgefield (44), according to Eversource.

Orange and Fairfield has the most outages in the area serviced by United Illuminating with 36 and 19, respectively.

A Wind Advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Saturday with 15 to 20 mph winds with gusts up to 50 mph.

It will become clear overnight Saturday into Sunday as we set out clocks back an hour, marking the end of Daylight Saving Time.

Sunday will be sunny with a high in the low-50s, ideal conditions for the estimated 50,000 participating in the New York City Marathon, which starts at 9:20 a.m.

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