Some Customers Could Be Without Power For Days, Eversource Says
As the recovery from Tuesday's storm continues, Eversource officials are reporting it has restored power to 75,000 customers statewide, but thousands more could expect to be out of power for at least a couple more days, officials said. The overwhelming majority of such cases will be in Northern Fairfield County, which was hit hardest.
Mobility seems to be the biggest issues in restoration, said Frank Poirot, spokesman for Eversource.
"Our efforts are being hampered by so many downed trees, blocked roads, and live wires," he said. "In severe cases, we are working with local of…
Thousands Still Without Power In Connecticut After Deadly Storm
Two Killed In Danbury, New Fairfield During Storm
Thousands of residents and businesses in Connecticut remain without power including nearly 11,000 in the Danbury area, one of the hardest hit when a line of storms ripped through the area on Tuesday.
Eversource officials said that across the state there are a total of 86,961 without power.
In Fairfield County, the outages include:
Danbury, 10,812
Newtown, 7,675
Brookfield 7,101
New Fairfield, 5,632
Ridgefield, 1,692
Bethel, 1,888
Redding, 1,689
New Fairfield, 5,630
Greenwich, 880
Stamford, 103
Darien, 30
Norwalk, 86
Redding, 45
New Cana…
Thousands Without Power As Storm Slams Fairfield County
Thousands are without power in Fairfield County as a line of severe storms battered the area with heavy downpours, damaging winds and hail just as the evening commute began on Tuesday.
Among the areas hardest hit by outages as of 6 p.m., according to Eversource:
Brookfield, 5,656
Danbury, 6,623
Greenwich, 925
New Canaan, 392
New Fairfield, 3,944
Newtown, 5,931
Norwalk, 509
Ridgefield, 809
Shelton, 2,501
Stamford, 215
Westport, 468
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for the area expired at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. A Flood Advisory was issued at 4 p.m. and expired at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Tornado w…
Schools Announce Delayed Starts For Thursday
The following area school districts and schools have announced delayed starts for Thursday, March 22 as a result of the latest Nor'easter.
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Bethel Public Schools, two-hour delay
Bridgeport Public Schools, two-hour delay
Brookfield Public Schools, two-hour delay
Danbury Public Schools, two-hour delay
Fairfield Public Schools, two-hour delay
Greenwich Public Schools, one-hour delay
Monroe Public Schools, two-hour delay
New Canaan Public Schools, two-hour delay
New Fairfield Public Schools, two-hour delay
Newtown Public Schools, two-hour d…
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