Hundreds of CT Residents, Some in Shelton, Are Without Power

Eversource reports that 551 Monroe residents are currently without power. Over 600 are currently without power across the state.

Locally, 2 Eversource customers in Shelton are without power, 26 in Danbury, 26 in New Canaan, 17 in Waterbury, 1 in Redding and 1 in Wilton. Monroe shows the highest percentage of customers without power.

A dispatcher with the Monroe police could not confirm the reason for the outage and a representative could not be reached for comment.

The National Weather Service predicted strong winds of 15-20 miles per hour on Tuesday, with temperatures in the mid 50s.

Here is your detailed forecast from the National Weather Service

• Tuesday: Rain, mainly after noon. The rain could be heavy at times. Areas of fog after 1pm. High near 54. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Tuesday Night: A chance of rain before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values between 25 and 35. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph after midnight.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 34. North wind 8 to 13 mph.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
• Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 35.
• Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Is power out in your area? Tell us in the comments or email wendy.mitchell@patch.com.

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