Severe Weather Knocks Out Power to Thousands in Massachusetts and Rhode Island

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Thunderstorms rolled through southern Massachusetts and Rhode Isalnd on Tuesday morning. Approximately were left without power at one point, according to National Grid, and many were still without electricity at mid-morning. The majority of the outages were in Southern New England.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning; Wet Weather For Tuesday

WHDH tweeted the latest outages were reported just before 9:30 a.m.:

• MA - 32,172
• RI - 121,427

National Grid reported approximately 120,000 power outages in Rhode Island, and almost 15,000 outages on Tuesday morning in Bristol, Middlesex and Plymouth counties. Eversource is alos reporting outages in Massachusetts.

Check out Power Outages During Warm Weather

During an Outage

• Do not call 9-1-1 to report your power outage or to ask for information, use 9-1-1 only for emergencies. Call your utility company to report the outage and get restoration information.
• National Grid 1-800-465-1212
• Eversource (formerly NSTAR) 1-800-592-2000
• Eversource (formerly WMECO) 877-659-6326
• Unitil (FG&E) 888-301-7700
• Customers served by a municipal utility in their community should locate their utility’s phone # to report outages

Safety information: MEMA