In Connecticut Power Outages Were Reported by Eversource As A Nor'easter Ripped

More than 40,000 power outages were reported early Thursday morning as a nor’easter ripped through Connecticut. Strong winds and rain blew across the region Wednesday leaving thousands without electricity as police and fire departments and utility companies scrambled to keep up with reports of downed trees and power lines.

As of 9:30 p.m., nearly 9,000 United Illuminating and Eversource customers across Connecticut were without power. Damage was extensive, with various towns and cities reporting blocked roads and downed wires and trees.

In the event of any dangerous situation such as fire, wires down, or an other life-threatening situation you should call 911.

EVERSOURCE

Most of Connecticut is covered by Eversource. To report an outage go to eversource.com

You can also call Eversource at 800-286-2000. To see their outage map, click here.

UNITED ILLUMINATING

The greater New Haven area is covered by United Illuminating. You can report an outage online at uinet.com

If you have an “electricity emergency” you can call 800-722-5584.

Wilton police reported several road closures around 9:30 p.m. Officers said the following roads would be closed until further notice:

New Milford

Route 109 closed at #373 by Washington Ridge Road

Newtown

Poverty Hollow near Newtown town line

Redding

Poverty Hollow near Newtown town line
Route 7 between Honey Hill Road and Old Mill Road

Sharon

Route 7 closed between Route 128 and Route 4

Southington

County Road at Defashion Street

Tolland

Old Stafford Rd between Crossen Drive and Amanda Way

Vernon

Hartford Turnpike (Route 30) between Center Road and Cold Spring Road
Bolton in the area of 818, just North of the Bolton town line
Rau Street, between Grand Avenue and Spring Street
Bolton Road at Bamforth Road

Weston

Newtown Turnpike near Cavalry Hill Road

Wilton

Route 33 between Belden Hill Road and Middlebrook Farm Road
30 block of Sturges Ridge Road
Warncke Road