Nor'easter: Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In CT, With These Communities Most Affected Nor'easter: Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In CT, With These Communities Most Affected
Nor'easter: Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In CT, With These Communities Most Affected A late-winter Nor'easter has already left thousands of Connecticut residents without power as it batters the state with snow, rain, and strong wind gusts.  Related Story - Nor'easter: Potent Storm With Gusty Winds Brings Mix Of Snow, Rain, Causes School Closures The storm arrived on Monday evening, March 13, and has continued into Tuesday, March 14, bringing steady rain and even snowfall in the areas of the state north of the I-84 corridor.  Along with precipitation, the Nor'easter has also brought strong wind gusts as high as 40 to 50 miles per hour to the state, knocking d…
Thousands Without Power In CT From Strong Wind Gusts, Ice On Trees In Some Spots Thousands Without Power In CT From Strong Wind Gusts, Ice On Trees In Some Spots
Thousands Without Power In CT From Strong Wind Gusts, Ice On Trees In Some Spots Thousands of customers have found themselves without power in Connecticut as a result of high wind gusts that have downed tree branches and wires.  The outages came following a winter storm that brought freezing rain during the night of Thursday, Feb. 23, leaving trees and branches covered in a layer of ice on Friday morning, Feb. 24.  Related Story - Separate Snow Chances Coming As Drop In Temps Follows Potent Storm To make matters worse, the ice-covered branches were then battered by wind gusts of up to 46 mph, toppling branches and knocking down wires.  The combination of heavy wind a…
Pole Comes Crashing Down On Rolled-Over Car In Vernon Pole Comes Crashing Down On Rolled-Over Car In Vernon
Pole Comes Crashing Down On Rolled-Over Car In Vernon A person had to be rescued through a sunroof after their vehicle rolled over in Vernon, causing a telephone pole to come crashing down.  The crash happened during the early morning of Friday, Feb. 10 around 2 a.m., when police and firefighters were sent to the area of 248 Vernon Ave. for a report of a rolled-over vehicle, according to the Vernon Fire Department.  After arriving at the scene, officials found a rolled-over car with a fallen telephone pole on top of it. Luckily though, the power lines had stayed intact and were not touching the vehicle.  Police helped the occup…
New Update: Here's Latest Rundown Of Power Outages In Fairfield County New Update: Here's Latest Rundown Of Power Outages In Fairfield County
New Update: Here's Latest Rundown Of Power Outages In Fairfield County The most dangerous wind gusts that accompanied a cold front that is moving through the region have passed, but thousands remain without power in Connecticut. As of around 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, Eversource is reporting around 3,500 outages statewide, with United Illuminating reporting around 55 outages in its service territory. These municipalities are reporting the most outages: Colchester, 570 Woodstock, 374 Greenwich, 263 Danbury, 164 Westport, 92 Related story: Dangerously Cold Wind Chills Will Be Followed By Big Change In Weather Pattern
Strong Wind Gusts Lead To Thousands Of Power Outages: Here Are CT Communities Most Affected Strong Wind Gusts Lead To Thousands Of Power Outages: Here Are CT Communities Most Affected
Strong Wind Gusts Lead To Thousands Of Power Outages: Here Are CT Communities Most Affected Heavy winds are knocking out power for thousands of people in Connecticut as a potent cold front packed with damaging winds rolls through the region. The front arrived on Friday, Feb. 3, also bringing a blast of cold Arctic air that along with the heavy wind, is making temperatures feel below-freezing at times.  Related Story - Damaging Wind Gusts Could Cause Power Outages As 'Extremely Dangerous' Arctic Blast Arrives As Connecticut gets battered by the wind and cold, thousands of people have found themselves without power.  As of around 4:40 p.m. on Friday, Eversource was …
Eversource Warns Of 'Deceitful' Scams Targeting Utility Customers Eversource Warns Of 'Deceitful' Scams Targeting Utility Customers
Eversource Warns Of 'Deceitful' Scams Targeting Utility Customers Eversource is advising its customers in Connecticut to not become victims of scammers who are attempting to use scare tactics to steal money.  To do this, the scammers will pose as Eversource representatives and will target customers over the phone, in person, or online, the company said in a statement on Tuesday, Jan. 17.  A common tactic used by scammers is an "overpayment scam" in which customers will receive a call claiming that they overpaid their utility bill. The scammer, who can often modify the caller ID to display "Eversource," will then request the customer's personal b…
6 People Arrested At Eversource Substation Protest In East Boston 6 People Arrested At Eversource Substation Protest In East Boston
6 People Arrested At Eversource Substation Protest In East Boston A group of East Bostonians voiced their opinions in a protest opposing the construction of a new electrical substation, but six attendees were removed from the conversation when they were arrested by police, according to officials.  Six people who participated in a protest decrying the construction of a new Eversource electrical substation were arrested for trespassing and disorderly conduct around 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17 in East Boston, the Boston Police Department said to Daily Voice.  Protesters at the event suggested that the new substation would be dangerous, and called on Gover…
Nearly 40K Still Without Power In Connecticut: Here Are Communities With Most Outages Nearly 40K Still Without Power In Connecticut: Here Are Communities With Most Outages
Nearly 40K Still Without Power In Connecticut: Here Are Communities With Most Outages Around 40,000 utility customers in Connecticut still lack power amid bone-chilling temperatures following a powerful storm system with damaging winds that swept through the region. As of around 8:15 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, Eversource is reporting 38,174 customers in the dark, with United Illuminating reporting another 309. Among the communities with the most outages: Guilford: 1,318 Southbury: 1,062 Newtown: 1,034 Woodbury: 1,081 Stonington: 911 East Haddam: 944 Lebanon: 852 Morris: 815 Mansfield: 780 Washington: 778 Hebron: 697 Roxbury: 662 Sc…
Here's Latest Number Of Power Outages In CT Here's Latest Number Of Power Outages In CT
Here's Latest Number Of Power Outages In CT Although crews remain hard at work restoring power in the state, thousands of Connecticut households are still without power as a result of a pre-Christmas storm.  Earlier Report - Crews Working 'Around-The-Clock Shifts' To Restore Power To Thousands In CT: New Update The outages were caused by heavy wind gusts and rainfall throughout the state beginning on Thursday night, Dec. 22, which knocked over trees, branches, and power lines. As of around 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 23, Eversource reported that just over 55,400 customers were still without power.  Meanwhile, United Illu…
Crews Working 'Around-The-Clock Shifts' To Restore Power To Thousands In CT: New Update Crews Working 'Around-The-Clock Shifts' To Restore Power To Thousands In CT: New Update
Crews Working 'Around-The-Clock Shifts' To Restore Power To Thousands In CT: New Update Crews are hard at work restoring power to thousands of people in Connecticut that face outages just before Christmas.  Earlier Report - Rapid Freeze To Follow New Round Of Rain, Gusty Winds As Cold Front Arrives The outages were caused by a storm that brought heavy wind gusts and rainfall throughout the state beginning on Thursday night, Dec. 22, knocking over trees, branches, and power lines.  As of around 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 23, Eversource reported around 62,200 customers without power, according to their outage map.  United Illuminating reported around 500 custom…
Thousands Without Power As Massachusetts Gets Pelted By Pre-Christmas Storm Thousands Without Power As Massachusetts Gets Pelted By Pre-Christmas Storm
Thousands Without Power As Massachusetts Gets Pelted By Pre-Christmas Storm Thousands of people in the Commonwealth are waking up the in dark after a wet and windy storm system made its way through the Northeast just before the holiday weekend. The system brought wind gusts nearing 70 mph in some parts of Massachusetts and periods of heavy rain from Thursday night, Dec. 22 to Friday morning, Dec. 23. Towns and cities in Eastern Massachusetts and along the coastline were some of the most affected.  Current gusts, peak gusts and total power outages in MA, up about 8,000 just in the last few minutes pic.twitter.com/5f4KnPgigS — Terry Eliasen (@TerryWBZ) December 2…
Storm Knocks Out Power To Over 100,000 In Connecticut: Here Are Communities With Most Outages Storm Knocks Out Power To Over 100,000 In Connecticut: Here Are Communities With Most Outages
Storm Knocks Out Power To Over 100,000 In Connecticut: Here Are Communities With Most Outages A powerful storm packed with damaging winds has knocked out power to more than 100,000 across Connecticut. As of around 7:45 a.m.  Friday, Dec. 23, Eversource is reporting 97,652, with United Illuminating reporting another 3,447. Among the communities with the most outages: Danbury: 4,729 Simsbury: 4,626 Newtown: 3,042 East Haddam: 2,704 Litchfield: 2,603 Clinton: 2,415 New Milford: 2,373 East Hartford: 2,313 Hebron: 2,150 Monroe: 1,750 Ridgefield: 1,639 Wilton: 1,581 Lebanon: 1,572 Sharon: 1,444 Southbury: 1,390 Tolland:&nb…