Last night’s brief but intense storm caused numerous power outages.
They persist today.
At 4:30 this afternoon, there were still 809 customers — 6.3% of Eversource’s total — without power in Westport.
Weston fared worse. 498 customers remain out (12.6%).
Though Eversource has brought in crews from Canada, Governor Lamont says that full restoration in Connecticut might take “several days.”
His full remarks:
Last night’s severe storms left thousands of homes in the region without power, and while utility crews immediately began working on restoration, they believe that repairs in certain areas may take several days due to the scale of damage across the area.
The utilities have called down additional crews from Canada to help restore power in Connecticut as soon as possible, and our administration will do anything in our ability that can help expedite power restoration.
Additionally, the state’s emergency response team remains in contact with every affected town and stands ready to send additional support the moment a municipality requests it.
Connecticut has been through storms like this before, and we get through them by looking out for one another. Stay safe, and we’ll keep you updated.
Amid the cleanup, Tommy Greenwald sent a photo, from his driveway off North Avenue.
But, he noted — channeling Francis Scott Key — “our flag was still there.”
Here’s another downed limb, this one at Assumption Cemetery on Greens Farms Road:
(Photo/Carrie Kuhn)
The Westport Fire Department offers this advice for generator safety:
- Always operate generators outdoors, never inside a home or garage.
- Keep generators at least 20 feet from doors, windows and vents.
- Never refuel a generator while it is running or still hot.
- Install working carbon monoxide alarms in your home.
A few additional things residents can do, according to state officials:
- If you rely on medically necessary equipment and lose power, or if you have an emergency, call 911.
- Stay clear of any downed power lines. Always assume they are live and dangerous; report them to your utility right away.
- For real-time updates on state road closures, visit org. Obey all signage when approaching road closures. The Connecticut Department of Transportation and municipalities are coordinating with utilities to clear roads of downed trees and power lines.
- Check on elderly neighbors, family, and anyone who may need a hand.
- For non-emergency help, contact your town’s local officials. You can also visit 211ct.org or call 211 for more information.
- Sign up for emergency alerts at ct.gov/ctalert.
- Keep monitoring weather alerts over the coming days, as additional rainfall could bring a risk of flash flooding. Never drive through a flooded road.
Those pictures surely haven’t impacted the entire section of town that is without power. How nice that Lamont’s town got most of their power restored today.
Hi Dan. Did you remove my comment or maybe I didn’t submit the comment correctly?
So sorry. I didn’t realize it takes a bit of time to post!
On Park Lane the power has been out since 8:40 last night. We just got an estimate that it will be back by 8p on Wednesday!
all the tree work these utilities did sure paid off, right? i am sure someone will say it would have been worse (more outages) but i am not sure i agree. these small events/incidents should be reviewed for lessons learned and improvement opportunities. imagine a larger event/incident. a few years ago when that water spout landed, became a tornado, and went through part of town (i was 100 or so feet away from it) – it took a week on average to restore power, if i remember correctly. my guess is crews were were working across the utility footprint to deal with a large amount of damage. i am curious if there is anything requiring the private for profit utilities to dedicate a minimum percent of their crews / response to any specific town (and how well-balanced the response actually is)?
It would be helpful to know which streets are closed – information which the Town or Eversource should provide.
And just think what it would be like had Eversource started putting the lines underground years ago…
Indeed, knowing which streets are closed is important and should be readily available to everyone without our having to ask for that information. One also might wonder why Eversource encourages people who have lost power (no lights, no refrigeration, no phone service,no internet…and depending on time of year also no heat)to contact them (Eversource) via email. Thankfully, and much to my surprise, power to my house was restored late this afternoon. I am not sure how many of my neighbors also have power restored although a few moments ago I noticed that the front lights are on at a nearby house.
The Eversource outage map shows 437 Westport customers without power. In Weston it’s 236.