Tropical Storm Elsa Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut
Utility crews in Connecticut are still hard at work making repairs to hundreds of reported outages that are impacting more than 10,000 customers as Tropical Storm Elsa moves up the East Coast.
Elsa moved across Connecticut early on Friday, July 9, bringing heavy rain and whipping winds, which sent power lines flying and toppled trees, leaving thousands without power overnight.
As of 11:45 a.m. on Friday, July 9, Eversource was still reporting 10,042 of the company’s 1,285,863 customers were without power, while United Illuminating was working on 39 active outages, impacting 2,109 customers.…
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…
