Power Outages Now Being Reported In Connecticut As Wintry Storm Sweeps Through

A storm bringing a mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet has already left some Connecticut residents without power with the worst of the wintry weather expected to hit later as the temperature plummets in the afternoon.

The Eversource outage map on Friday, Feb. 4.
Photo Credit: *Eversource*

Eversource crews responding to the storm.
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Zak Failla

02/04/2022 10:41 a.m.

As of around 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, Eversource was reporting multiple active outages that were impacting 349 of the company’s 1.29 million customers in Connecticut.

Outages were being reported in:

Guilford: 140;
Wilton: 69;
Salisbury: 57;
Sharon: 17;
Stamford: 15;
Greenwich: 12;
Canaan: 10;
North Canaan: 10;
Haddam: 9.

There were fewer than three outages in Darien, Groton, Newtown, Ridgefield, Southbury, Torrington, Washington, and Waterbury.

The storm began with rain throughout the region on Thursday, Feb. 3 before turning into a wintry mix overnight.

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Officials said that ice accumulations in many areas caused tree limbs to break and fall onto power lines, and that freezing rain and snow in the forecast, the most heavily impacted areas are expected to extend through the weekend.

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