Tracking power outages during nor'easter's impact on Massachusetts
Thousands of customers are without power Monday as a powerful nor’easter with damaging winds and heavy bands of snow hit Massachusetts. Eversource and National Grid pre-positioned crews and materials around the state to respond to emergencies as quickly and safely as possible.While hundreds of crews were staged across the state, restoration efforts could be slowed by dangerous conditions. Utility workers operating bucket trucks can typically work only when winds are below 35 miles an hour.”The higher winds are what really concern us here,” said National Grid New England Electric COO Christopher Laird. “We’re expecting those to pick up sometime around 4 a.m. Could see wins in the 75 mph for peak gusts.” Eversource warned in an email that if customers lose power, outages could last as long as five days because restoring electricity in high winds can be difficult. StormTeam 5 tools: Alerts | Futurecast | Map Room | Radar | ClosingsEversource customers who lose power are encouraged to report the outage directly at Eversource.com or by calling 800-592-2000 in Eastern Massachusetts or 877-659-6326 in Western Massachusetts.National Grid customers can report power outages at www.nationalgridus.com or by calling 1-800-465-1212.The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency also has a map of power outages by town. PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
Thousands of customers are without power Monday as a powerful nor’easter with damaging winds and heavy bands of snow hit Massachusetts.
Eversource and National Grid pre-positioned crews and materials around the state to respond to emergencies as quickly and safely as possible.
While hundreds of crews were staged across the state, restoration efforts could be slowed by dangerous conditions. Utility workers operating bucket trucks can typically work only when winds are below 35 miles an hour.
“The higher winds are what really concern us here,” said National Grid New England Electric COO Christopher Laird. “We’re expecting those to pick up sometime around 4 a.m. Could see wins in the 75 mph for peak gusts.”
Eversource warned in an email that if customers lose power, outages could last as long as five days because restoring electricity in high winds can be difficult.
StormTeam 5 tools: Alerts | Futurecast | Map Room | Radar | Closings
Eversource customers who lose power are encouraged to report the outage directly at Eversource.com or by calling 800-592-2000 in Eastern Massachusetts or 877-659-6326 in Western Massachusetts.
National Grid customers can report power outages at www.nationalgridus.com or by calling 1-800-465-1212.
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency also has a map of power outages by town.