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Isaias Outage Update: Latest Rundown Of Most-Affected Towns In Litchfield
Eversource has been making progress restoring power to customers in Connecticut who lost after Tropical Isaias barreled through the region.
A total of 240,590 of 1,281,259 Eversource customers (18.8 percent) are still without power as of 5:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8.
Here's the latest breakdown of active power outages in Litchfield County, according to Eversource:
New Milford: 6,427 (46 percent of customers)
Winchester: 2,783 (45.3 percent of customers)
Woodbury: 2,337 (45 percent of customers)
Torrington: 1,893 (10 percent of customers)
Litchfield: 1,616 (34.2…
Isaias Outage Update: 1,200 Crews Now At Work; Latest Rundown Of Most-Affected Towns
About 320,000 customers in Connecticut remain without power as of Saturday morning, Aug. 8 - four days after Tropical Isaias swept through the region.
Related story: Tornado In Westport Confirmed During Tropical Storm Isaias
Of those outages, about 291,000 are in the Eversource service area.
Nearly 1,200 crews – including mutual aid from out-of-state – were continuing to repair the widespread damage to the electric system on Friday, Aug. 7, an increase of approximately 500 crews from Thursday, Aug. 6, Eversource said.
Despite calling in outside contractors, many from out of state, Everso…
Isaias New Power Outage Update: These Litchfield County Communities Are Most Affected
More than 50,000 Litchfield residents are still in the dark two days after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through the region, toppling trees, felling utility poles, and sending power lines flying.
Hundreds of Eversource line, tree, and service crews worked through the night after Tropical Storm Isaias and minor tornadoes tore through Connecticut causing widespread and historic damage to the company’s electric system, according to the company.
In Litchfield County, as of 10:40 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, there were still 50,705 Eversource customers without power.
A breakdown of active power out…
Litchfield County Isaias Update: Here's How Many Are Now Without Power, Towns Most Affected
More than 66,000 Litchfield residents are still in the dark a day after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through the region, toppling trees, felling utility poles, and sending power lines flying.
Hundreds of Eversource line, tree, and service crews worked through the night after Tropical Storm Isaias and associated tornadoes tore through Connecticut causing widespread and historic damage to the company’s electric system, according to the company.
In Litchfield County, as of 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, there were still 66,301 Eversource customers without power.
A breakdown of acti…
These Litchfield County Communities Among Best Places To Live, Brand-New Rankings Reveal
Litchfield County is well-represented in Niche’s brand-new 2020 Best Places to Live list.
Crime, quality of schools, things to do, and cost of living were among the factors used in determining the rankings. Other factors are listed here.
Roxbury, cited for its "rural feel" and "top-rated public schools," is the No. 1-rated municipality in the county. You can read the Niche entry here.
Southport is followed by No. 2 Barkhamsted, No. 3 Washington, No. 4 New Hartford, No. 5 Harwinton, No. 6 Bridgewater, No. 7 Litchfield, No. 8 New Milford, No. 9 Woodbury and No. 10 Watertown to make…
Storm With Gusty Winds Knocks Out Power, Brings Down Trees, Power Lines In Litchfield County
Thousands of Litchfield County residents were left in the dark as storms rolled through the region, bringing whipping winds of more than 50 mph that toppled tree limbs and downed power lines.
As of 1:45 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 29,787 of Eversource’s 1,279,556 customers were without power, while the United Illuminating Company was reporting 27 outages impacting 783 of their 337,094 Connecticut customers.
Earlier story: High Wind Warning: Damaging Gusts Up To 70 MPH Could Cause Widespread Power Outages
In Litchfield County, the most outages were reported in:
Woodbury (928);
Waterto…
