Seasonal & Holidays
Town Warns Trick-Or-Treaters About Halloween Weather Forecast
Frightful Halloween weather outlook prompts town to caution Trick-Or-Treaters and parents about possible downed trees and power lines.
MADISON, CT — It was a dark and stormy night. That's a great way to start a scary Halloween story. But in this case, that's the forecast. Stormy. And while the Madison Trunk-Or-Treat event has been moved to Nov. 1, town officials have issued a caution for families who'll brave the weather to go trick-or-treating Thursday afternoon into night.
"Please use caution on Halloween," the town said in a statement posted to its website. The forecast calls for "numerous showers to start, with rain easing some but turning windy. Winds are forecasted to increase to 15 - 25 mph with gusts to 30 – 40. Thursday night will be mostly cloudy and quite windy. Friday will be clearer but also quite windy."
"If you allow your children to Trick or Treat on Thursday, be aware that the wind and rain could cause issues with downed trees and wires, as we have seen over the past few days.
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"In the meantime, Trunk or Treat has been moved to Friday on the Town Green from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. I hope to see you there."
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