When Will Power Come Back In Newport?

NEWPORT, RI — Nearly 1,800 East Bay residents are without power on Thursday after a powerful nor'easter swept through overnight. While the worst of the storm is over, gusty winds will continue throughout the day.

Nearly 1,800 residents across Newport, Jamestown and Middletown were in the dark on Thursday morning, down to just 245 by the evening. Check the status of an outage using National Grid's interactive outage map. As is the case across the state, the remaining outages are labeled "unassigned" with an estimated restoration time of 11 p.m. on Saturday.

Strong winds continued to buffet the island throughout the day on Thursday, even as the rain moved out. Gusts peaked at 50 mph and a wind advisory was in place until 6 p.m.

Patch reader Breck Marsh shared this photo of a downed tree at the Newport Elks Club on Thursday morning.

In Newport, overnight wind gusts peaked at 49 mph, far exceeding original forecasts by the National Weather Service.