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Nor'easter: Storm Knocks Out Power To Nearly Half A Million In Massachusetts
Nearly a half-million Massachusetts residents were left without power as the season’s first Nor’easter blasted the East Coast, bringing whipping wind gusts, inches of rain, and heavy flooding to some areas.
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As of 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 27, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency was reporting 496,111 power outages after winds approaching 100 mph took down tree limbs, branches, and power lines overnight.
Eversource was also reporting 272,073 customers in Eastern Massachuset…
Nor'easter: Scattered Power Outages Being Reported In Massachusetts
The first Nor’easter of the season led to scattered power outages throughout Massachusetts as the worst of the storm is yet to arrive in the region.
Nearly 1,000 Massachusetts residents were without power as of 1:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, according to National Grid and Eversource.
National Grid was responding to 37 active outages impacting 529 of its customers, while Eversource had 130 of its 221,118 Western Massachusetts customers reporting outages.
According to Eversource, outages were being reported in Chesterfield, Greenfield, and Richmond.
National Grid outages, by county, accordi…
Ida Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Massachusetts
Tropical Depression Ida was weakened by the time the storm rolled through Massachusetts, but it still caused headaches for some area residents as it brought rain and whipping winds.
Thousands in Massachusetts reported outages overnight, as the remnants of the storm made its way through the region, causing flooding, closed roadways, downed trees, and power lines.
As of 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 2, the day after the storm rollicked the region, more than 3,000 Eversource customers in Massachusetts were still reporting outages as crews worked around the clock to make repairs.
At points, m…
Henri: Here's How Many Massachusetts Residents Are Now Without Power
Tens of thousands of residents in Massachusetts lost power overnight as crews worked through the night to make repairs required by hurricane turned tropical storm turned tropical depression Henri.
According to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, as of 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, more than 1,200 people were without power, with repairs made through the night and morning to leave approximately 200 in the dark as of 9:45 a.m.
In Western Massachusetts, just 95 of Eversource’s 220,755 customers were reporting outages, led by Westhampton (54), and Montgomery (22), Conway (17).
Other o…
Massachusetts Braces For Possible New Round Of Storms Amid Cleanup, Power Outages Overnight
There will be no rest for the weary in Massachusetts after thousands lost power during the recent round of storms, with more wicked weather heading to New England.
On Tuesday, July 6, a quick-moving storm uprooted trees, downed power lines, and knocked out power to thousands in Massachusetts, leaving utility crews to scramble and work through the night to make repairs.
As of 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 7, power was largely restored to utility customers in Massachusetts, though some National Grid and Eversource customers were still reporting random isolated outages.
While the region recov…
Thousands Lose Power In Western Mass From New Round Of Storms
The latest round of storms to roll through the region left thousands in Western Massachusetts without power overnight.
According to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, as of 10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30, there were more than 25,000 customers without power at the peak of the storm, as the storm downed trees and power lines.
Crews worked through the night to make repairs, restoring power to thousands, with less than 2,000 still reporting outages as of 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, July 1.
As of 10 a.m. on Thursday morning, MEMA was reporting 4,836 customers who were without powers as c…
With 15,000-Plus Homes Without Power, Some Schools To Excuse Online Absences
Some 15,000 households are without power this morning following a high-wind storm Wednesday, Oct. 7, and it’s affecting students in distance learning.
In light of the power outages, some school districts have said they will excuse distance learning absences,
“Absences for students unable to log in will be excused today,” the Westfield School District sent in a message to parents around 6:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 8.
This morning there are more than 2,000 Springfield homes without power. Other communities with hundreds of outages include Deerfield, Greenfield. In Worcester, there are only 110…
