Power is out for about 60,000 homes and businesses across the state after a storm that brought wind and heavy rain, which brought down trees and power lines and led to more than 200 school closures and delays. The storm also impacted the morning commute and flooding remains a concern.
You can see the full list of school closings and delays here.
If you do come across a downed power line during the storm, here's what you should do.
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As of 2:45 p.m., Eversource is reporting more than 59,000 customers without power. United Illuminating reports outages are affecting more than 350 customers. Norwich Public Utilities is also reporting around 2,200 outages, down from 6,300 outages.
At one point on Monday morning, there were more than 88,000 power outages across the state.
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Eversource said hundreds of line and tree crews are working to restore power after the storm caused widespread damage to the electric system and warned that restoration could take three days.
“Crews are working around-the-clock shifts to address emergency situations, clear blocked roads, assess damage and restore power to customers impacted by the storm,” the company said.
Eversource said it restored power to 42,000 customers within minutes of the outage by rerouting power and, as of noon, power has been restored to more than 82,000 customers since the storm began.
“We know the timing of this storm is terrible as people are trying to enjoy time off or prepare for the Christmas holiday,” Steve Sullivan, president of Eversource Connecticut, said in a statement.
Sullivan said that there will be new outages, even after the storm, because of the weakened state of trees and the saturated ground.
“Eversource has switched its Emergency Response Plan from a level 5 to a level 4, indicating more than 125 thousand power outages are possible, which could mean a three-day restoration,” a news release from Eversoude says.
Eversource urges customers to report any outage online at www.eversource.com or call 800-286-2000.
The NBC Connecticut StormTracker meteorologists said some parts of the state could see over four inches of rain total from the storm. See a list of rain totals as of this morning here.
Poor drainage could lead to street flooding and basement flooding. Small rivers and streams will also rise quickly.
A flash flood warning that was in effect for Middlesex County has expired. Earlier in the day, a flash flood warning was issued for Fairfield County. That flash flood warning has also since expired.
There's a high wind warning was issued for portions of the state including in Fairfield, Middlesex, New Haven and New London counties. A wind advisory is in effect for parts of Hartford, Litchfield, Tolland and Windham counties.
By dinnertime, the storm will move out and the winds will diminish.
After the storm moves out, we have a quieter rest of the workweek with highs in the 40s.
You can get the latest forecast anytime here.
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