Town-By-Town Power Outages Released As Numerous Road Closures Reported In CT

UPDATE: Eversource is now reporting 9,633 outages as of 4:43 p.m., and UI is now reporting 1,539 outages.

Original post: More than 15,000 Connecticut residents are without power Saturday afternoon as a strong windstorm has moved through the state.

Eversource is currently reporting 14,089 outages, and United Illuminating Co. is reporting 1,590 outages.

"Our crews are working as quickly as safely possible to clear damage and restore power to our customers impacted by the heavy rain and strong winds. We’re there when you need us! Please be sure to stay far away from any downed wires and report them to 911," Eversource officials said.

Here is a town-by-town look:

Eversource

More than 1,000 outages:

• Tolland, 1,052, Plainfield, 1,012

500 or more outages:

• New Fairfield, Old Lyme, Windham

400 or more outages:

• Groton, Killingly, and Old Saybrook

300 or more outages:

• Greenwich

200 or more outages:

• Madison, Meriden, West Hartford

100 or more outages:

• Chester, Franklin, Lebanon, Norwalk, Simsbury, Wilton, and Woodstock

50 or more outages:

• Branford, Canterbury, Farmington, Glastonbury, Guilford, Ledyard, Meriden, Middletown, Monroe, Salem, Sherman, Weston

UI

• Shelton, 204, Orange, 183, Woodbridge, 154

The wind gusts should decrease this evening, back to 15 mph or less. On Sunday, the high-temperature rebounds into the mid 70s.

Current closures on state roads via the CT DOT:

ROCKY HILL - Rocky Hill Ferry CLOSED due to high winds. Reported Saturday, May 30 at 10:28 am.

WILTON - Route 7 (Both Directions) CLOSED between Olmstead Hill Road and Seeley Road because of a tree down on wires.

WOODBRIDGE - Route 243 Ansonia Road CLOSED at Beecher Road because of wires and tree down in roadway.

THOMPSON - CT-12, Both Directions CLOSED at LaPorte St because of a Tree Down in Wires.

WINDHAM - CT-14, Both Directions CLOSED at Ballamahack Rd because of a Tree Down in Wires.

N. STONINGTON - Route 49 Pendleton Hill Road closed between Babcock Road and Route 184 Providence New London Turnpike because tree down in wires.

SHELTON - Shelton Rt 714 Bridgeport ave closed Both Directions at Parrot Drive because of Tree down with wires.

SHERMAN - RT 39 CLOSED in Both Directions at Wanzer Hill Road due to tree down in wires.

ORANGE - Route 114 - Racebrook Road at Tyler City and Russell are CLOSED. (Police Activity).

GROTON - Groton RT 184 both directions CLOSED at Coldspring RD because of tree down in wires

MADISON - Route 79 (Durham Road) is CLOSED between White Oak Lane and Lyle Drive. (Police Activity).

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Current delays on state roads via the CT DOT:

STAMFORD - Delays. I-95 Southbound is congested between Exits 8 and 5 (3.1 miles).

STAMFORD - Delays. I-95 Northbound is congested between Exits 8 and 12 (4.6 miles).

WESTPORT - Delays. I-95 Southbound is congested between Exits 18 and 13 (7.3 miles).

NORWALK - Delays. RT 15 Southbound is congested between Exits 20 and 10 (5.8 miles).

STRATFORD - Delays. RT 15 Southbound is congested between Exits 36 and 34 (1.1 miles).

TRUMBULL - Delays. RT 15 Southbound is congested between Exits 34 and 32A (1.6 miles).

Here are the extended forecast details via the National Weather Service:

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.