Top Stories 2012: Hurricane Sandy Hits Danbury

DANBURY, Conn. — As 2012 comes to a close, The Danbury Daily Voice takes a look back at the top stories of the year. The stories are not ranked in any particular order.

Hurricane Sandy knocked a tree onto this house on Forest Avenue in Danbury.
Photo Credit: *Claire Tensa*

Hurricane Sandy toppled numerous trees throughout Danbury, including these on Deer Hill Avenue.
Photo Credit: *Claire Tensa*

Hurricane Sandy knocked down this power pole near Danbury's Division Street.
Photo Credit: *Claire Tensa*

by Matt Zalaznick

12/27/2012 2:00 a.m.

Hurricane Sandy barreled into Danbury on Oct. 29, bringing life in the city to a halt and knocking out power to more than half the city, leaving more than 22,000 power customers in the dark. It took Connecticut Light & Power and out-of-state crews more than a week to restore power to everyone in Danbury.

The storm hit exactly a year after a freak October snow storm dropped more than a foot of snow on the town and set power outage records in Connecticut.

Hurricane Sandy didn't bring any snow but the winds, which were reported to be strong than those from Hurricane Irene in 2011, damaged homes and toppled trees throughout the city and crushed a house on Forest Avenue.

School was closed for about a week and Halloween events were moved to the first week of November. The storm also shut down the Danbury branch of the Metro-North Railroad for several days.

Early warnings by forecasters had residents preparing for Sandy several days ahead of time.

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