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Strong Gusty Winds Down Tree Limbs, Cause Scattered Power Outages In Western Mass Strong Gusty Winds Down Tree Limbs, Cause Scattered Power Outages In Western Mass
Strong Gusty Winds Down Tree Limbs, Cause Scattered Power Outages In Western Mass Hundreds of Massachusetts residents are now without power as wind gusts topping 50 mph whip through the region. A High Wind Warning is in effect until 4 p.m. Monday, March 29. As of around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, utility crews from Eversource were still working to repair dozens of outages that were impacting 2,766 of the company’s 220,386 customers in Western Massachusetts. An additional 71 customers were impacted in Central and Eastern Massachusetts, according to the company. The hardest-hit area was Becket, which reported 1,473 outages, impacting more than 75 percent of the company’…

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by Zak Failla
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Strong Winds Will Blow Through With Gusts Up To 50 MPH That Could Cause Power Outages Strong Winds Will Blow Through With Gusts Up To 50 MPH That Could Cause Power Outages
Strong Winds Will Blow Through With Gusts Up To 50 MPH That Could Cause Power Outages A new round of scattered showers and thunderstorms will sweep through the area, but strong winds will be the story. A wind advisory starts at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, and stays in effect until 2 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 for most of the region. (Areas in brown in the map above.) In some parts of New England, a High Wind Warning has been issued. During that time, there will be gusts up to 50 miles per hour. Some isolated severe thunderstorms may produce stronger gusts at 58 mph or greater ahead of a cold front. "Secure any loose items with the gusty winds," the National Weather Service said. …

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by Joe Lombardi