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More than 5,000 CT power outages reported amid Friday thunderstorms

CT Insider · last updated

More than 5,000 customers across Connecticut lost power Friday evening as thunderstorms swept through part of the state, officials said. 

Eversource, the state’s largest power utility, reported 5,208 outages as of 8 p.m., including 426 in Litchfield, 651 in Thomaston, 1,756 in Waterbury and 2,073 in Watertown. 

The company’s website shows several of the reported outages were caused by fallen tree limbs and that crews were dispatched to evaluate the outages. 

United Illuminating, which supplies power to 17 municipalities in the Bridgeport and New Haven areas, reported 100 outages in Fairfield at 8 p.m.. 

Friday marks the second day in a row that thunderstorms knocked out power for thousands of residents. Officials attributed Thursday’s disruptions to toppled trees and damaged power lines. 

The outages were reported after the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Litchfield County, central Middlesex County, Hartford County and New Haven County. 

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