Storm Knocks Down Trees, Knocks Out Power In Tolland

TOLLAND, CT — Residents of Tolland woke up to a mess left behind by an intense rainstorm accompanied by high winds.

At 7:30 a.m. Tolland had 750 homes without power, which represents 11.9 percent of the public utility customer base, according to the Eversource outage map. By 9:30, it was down to 562 and by 11:30, the count was 556.

"It’s been a windy night," Tolland Town Manager Brian Foley said. "The Tolland Volunteer Fire Department and Tolland Public Works have been busy all night with trees and lines down."

The morning hours into the afternoon were plagued by sporadic road closures for cleanup purposes, he said.

The SugarHill, Johnson, Garry and South River neighborhoods were particularly affected, he said.

According to the National Weather Service, the easternmost Interstate 84 corridor received the brunt of the storm with rain totals up to 2 inches from Vernon, through Tolland and into Willington, Stafford and Union.

The area near near I-84's Exits 70 to 73 received 2.05 inches of rain.

Though specific station‑by‑station NWS gust records for each town hadn’t been published early Tuesday morning, the statewide data indicate that gusts along the I‑84 corridor likely reached 35 to 45 mph during the Monday afternoon hours and up to 50 and even 60 mph overnight into Tuesday.