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CT Power Outages Town-By-Town: Over 4,000 Without Power Friday
"We are doing everything we can to ensure that the state's utility companies respond to outages as quickly as possible," Gov. Lamont said.
CONNECTICUT — Over 4,000 homes and business are without power just after 6:00 p.m. on Friday, as Tropical Storm Elsa makes its way up the East Coast.
Eversource officials are reporting 4,470 customers without power, or about 0.35 percent of their total base. There are 14 United Illuminating homes and businesses currently affected by the storm.
On Tuesday, both utilities wrestled with another storm that dropped trees and utility poles across the state.
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There were fewer problems with fallen trees and downed power lines this storm than last August, when Tropical Storm Isaias stripped power from some towns for more than a week. Instead, residents and utility crews found themselves contending with flooding from the heavy rains and rivers that had overrun their banks.
The rain has ended but some streams and rivers remain out of their banks. A flood warning continues for most of Connecticut through this evening. #nbcct pic.twitter.com/nc5NF7IBu5
— Ryan Hanrahan (@ryanhanrahan) July 9, 2021
"The storm has delivered the expected heavy rains, further saturating grounds that were already soaked from this week’s thunderstorms, and we have the possibility of some more thunderstorms tonight," Eversource President of Regional Electric Operations Craig Hallstrom said on Friday. "We realize how difficult it is to be without power, and we will work non-stop until every customer has their power restored."
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A flash flood warning is in effect for Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Fairfield and Tolland counties through Friday afternoon. On Twitter, WTNH meteorologist Ash Baylor warned residents to be prepared to find higher ground.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING is in effect for Litchfield Co, Hartford Co, and parts of Tolland Co. This heavy rain is causing street and river flooding, especially in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Be prepared to move to higher ground. Don't drive through flooded streets!@WTNH pic.twitter.com/zwUXokyhk5
— Ashley Baylor (@Ash_Baylor) July 9, 2021
Gov. Ned Lamont ordered a partial activation of the state's Emergency Operations Center on Friday morning to monitor the storm conditions. The governor said he expected the state would be hit "pretty hard,"but counted on Elsa to be much less severe than Isaias.
"We are doing everything we can to ensure that the state’s utility companies respond to outages as quickly as possible to keep critical services online and prevent loss of perishable items," Lamont said. "Right now, unless you are required to travel, we are urging everyone to stay home and remain off the roads if you can until the storm passes and conditions improve."
United Illuminating Customers Without Power
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