Storm With Damaging Winds Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut

A line of strong storms with damaging wind gusts left thousands without power in Connecticut overnight.

The Eversource power outage map at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 8.
Photo Credit: *Eversource*

03/08/2022 7:30 a.m.

At around midnight on Tuesday, March 8, about 9,000 outages were reported statewide.

By daybreak Tuesday, power had been restored to most. Eversource reported around 1,300 outages at 7:30 a.m., with the most in Winchester (249) in Litchfield County, and Ridgefield (204) in Northern Fairfield County.

United Illuminating reported 17 total outages at 7:30 a.m.

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