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Thousands Without Power In CT From Strong Wind Gusts, Ice On Trees In Some Spots Thousands Without Power In CT From Strong Wind Gusts, Ice On Trees In Some Spots
Thousands Without Power In CT From Strong Wind Gusts, Ice On Trees In Some Spots Thousands of customers have found themselves without power in Connecticut as a result of high wind gusts that have downed tree branches and wires.  The outages came following a winter storm that brought freezing rain during the night of Thursday, Feb. 23, leaving trees and branches covered in a layer of ice on Friday morning, Feb. 24.  Related Story - Separate Snow Chances Coming As Drop In Temps Follows Potent Storm To make matters worse, the ice-covered branches were then battered by wind gusts of up to 46 mph, toppling branches and knocking down wires.  The combination of heavy wind a…

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