Blustery Winds Knock Out Power To Nearly 28,000 In New Hampshire

CONCORD, NH — Gusty winds around New Hampshire overnight have knocked out power to nearly 28,000 utility customers around the state.

The heavy, northwest wind started on Monday evening and continued overnight. Most of the wind was between 20 and 30 mph but gusts were expected to be as high as 55 mph. The National Weather Service has a wind advisory in effect until 4 p.m. Trees were reported down on power lines all around the state.

As of 2:30 p.m., the state's four utility companies were reporting more than 28,000 customers without power.

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Eversource, New Hampshire's largest utility company, was reporting around 17,000 customers without power including more than 1,200 in Portsmouth, 836 in Amherst, 660 in Dunbarton, close to 500 in North Hampton, more than 330 in Hopkinton, about 300 in Merrimack, 230 in Milford, and less than 200 in Nashua. There are also smaller outages in Londonderry, Windham, and Bedford.

A utility worker cuts a tree that fell in Downtown Concord overnight.

Marsh Road closed between Willow & Burns due to a tree down across the road. Please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/0luvLHJyCB
— Pelham Police (@PelhamNHPolice) March 2, 2021

Unitil is reporting nearly 3,000 customers without power including more than 2,000 in Hampton and nearly 500 in Canterbury and 134 in Plaistow. Less than 100 customers are without power in several communities in both the capital region and the Seacoast.

Crews are working in challenging conditions today, making repairs and restoring service as the winds continue to howl. We're uncovering damage to large trees and utility poles and wires. If you see a fallen power line, treat it as if its energized and stay away. pic.twitter.com/vcIAMxRx8X
— Unitil (@Unitil) March 2, 2021

The New Hampshire Electric Coop has about 7,500 customers without power including nearly 3,000 in Alton and smaller outages around the Lakes Region and North Country.

Liberty Utilities is reporting 2 customers without power — one in Salem and one in Pelham.

New Hampshire Patch will update this post when more information becomes available.

3/2/2021 6:20AM POWER OUTAGE UPDATE: Approximately 29,000 outages statewide at this time. If you are without power, report it to your power utility provider. If you see downed power lines, stay away and call 9-1-1. #NHwx #ReadyNH #BePrepared #BeSafe #PowerOutages pic.twitter.com/QqkbtfhfsR
— NH Homeland Security and Emergency Management (@NH_HSEM) March 2, 2021

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