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Severe Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut: These Locales Have Been Hit Hardest

A line of severe thunderstorms that rocked the region has left thousands without power in Connecticut.

The Eversource outage map on Thursday, May 23 around 1:30 p.m.

The Eversource outage map on Thursday, May 23 around 1:30 p.m.

Photo Credit: Eversource

The storms arrived on Thursday morning, May 23, bringing heavy downpours, strong winds, and even hail to the state. 

As of around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Eversource reported just over 2,200 outages, while United Illuminating reported 176. 

South Norwalk Electric and Water also reported a little over a dozen outages.  

Towns with the most outages include:

  • Danbury (627);
  • Griswold (887);
  • Sterling (140);
  • Voluntown (296);
  • Fairfield (148).

Once the storms leave the area, sunny weather is expected to return on Friday, May 24, with high temperatures in the low 80s. 

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