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Thousands in CT lose power amid storm

Conn. (WTNH) – Thousands of Connecticut residents were without power Friday morning as severe storms moved across the state.

According to outage maps, over 6,000 Eversource and a little over 65 United Illuminating (UI) customers were without power as of 8:38 a.m. The largest number of power outages were reported in Bristol and Plainville.

Check Eversource’s outage map and UI’s outage map for updates.

There are also many reports of downed trees, power outages, and flooded streets following the storm.

The Bristol Police Department says many traffic signals are out on Route 6 due to the storm. They are warning drivers to be cautious while driving in that area.

The Naugatuck Police Department is also reporting heavy flooding on numerous streets and there are downed wires reported on Cherry Street.

The City of Meriden tweeted that public works crews were working to clean up trash floating along Summer Street that was caused by the heavy rain and flooding from the storm.

Strong storms moved across the state, which brought gusty winds and downpours. The National Weather Service issued Severe Thunderstorm Warnings for Middlesex, New Haven, and New London counties until 7:30 a.m. They also issued Severe Thunderstorm Warnings for Hartford, Tolland, and Windham counties until 7:45 a.m.

Stay with News 8 for updates.