Thousands In Barnstable Won't Have Power Until Perhaps Weekend

BARNSTABLE, MA — Power has slowly come back to Barnstable homes following Wednesday's storm, but residents could be without power until the weekend, according to Eversource. As of 12:17 a.m., 4,154 customers remain in the dark.

Barnstable was one of the most affected areas with 12,689 customers reporting no power Thursday morning, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

Although most of the homes have since had their power restored, the rest may have to wait. Eversource said communities on the South Shore and Cape Cod will have power back by 8 p.m. Saturday.

The cleanup work will take a massive effort for the emergency crews dealing with broken power line poles and uprooted trees after an intense storm whipped across the region with wind gusts as powerful as 90 mph.

The storm took down trees throughout town, including one on that blocked Route 6A in Barnstable Village. Another tree took out a fence at a home on Cherry St.

Thursday's blustery winds continued to make power restoration efforts a challenge.Barnstable police responded to reports of trees and wires down throughout town. The Department of Public Works and Eversource are continuing to work on the situation, but police said the winds slowed down some of the work. Wind gusts hit 55 mph Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

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