Thousands Without Power as Stronger Winds Kick Up Across Connecticut

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As the snow began to wind down Tuesday night, the winds picked up and caused thousands of power outages in parts of Connecticut.

Eversource said approximately 7,000 customers are without power due to the storm. The outages appear to be heavily affecting towns including Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Norfolk, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington and Winchester.

Hundreds of crews are working to restore power across the state. Since the storm began, Eversource said it has restored power to more than 12,800 customers.

A number of schools have made the decision to delay opening or be closed on Wednesday. You can get the full list here.

A nor'easter brought rain to most of Connecticut and snow to the northwest hills Tuesday.

Snow came down hard in parts of Litchfield County throughout the overnight. Parts of northwestern Connecticut saw nearly 18 inches of snow, while other areas did not get much at all.

As the storm pulls away from Connecticut, winds will increase across the state. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph are expected during the overnight.

That could lead to significant power outages in areas that got heavy snow, which weighed down tree limbs and power lines.

Several towns in Litchfield County were reporting outages. Nearly all of Goshen was without power Tuesday night. Cornwall and Canaan also saw significant outages.

Dozens of flights in and out of Bradley were delayed or canceled Tuesday.

Gov. Ned Lamont partially activated the state's Emergency Operations Center and issued a travel ban for tandem and empty tractor-trailers on I-84 beginning at 6 a.m. on Tuesday. He later lifted the ban at 3:30 p.m.

The governor also closed all executive branch buildings to the public and directed some state employees to stay home during the storm.

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