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Heavy Rain Causes Power Outages In Danbury

Updated: FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- As a powerful thunderstorm rolled across Fairfield County on Tuesday afternoon, Eversource and United Illuminating reported a number of power outages in the region.

Eversource shows up at the scene of a downed wire in Ridgefield late Tuesday afternoon.

Eversource shows up at the scene of a downed wire in Ridgefield late Tuesday afternoon.

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The outage numbers were continuing to grow as the storm moved through the area and across the state.  

The number of customers affected by the storm went up and down throughout the early evening. As of 9 p.m., the outages included: 

  • Danbury: 87 outages, largely unchanged since the storm 
  • Easton: 121 outages, down from 1,130 
  • Fairfield: 31 outages, mostly unchanged since the storm hit 
  • Redding: 1,990 outages, or 51 percent of the town, mostly unchanged since the storm hit
  • Ridgefield: 3,304, or 31 percent of the town; down from 5,425 outages

Greenwich has restored its earlier reported outages. Weston's 695 outages had been restored as had the five in Wilton. 

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