Residents are beginning to clean up after storm came through overnight and early Thursday morning, bringing wind gusts of up to 65 miles per hour.
Power is out for more than 68,000 Connecticut Light and power customers and more than 12,000 United Illuminating customers on Thursday morning as a significant storm system rolls through the state, bringing 40- to 65-mile per hour winds and heavy rain. Transformer explosions have contributed to the problem.
High wind warnings are in effect until 9 a.m. and there will be more wind gusts, of up to 40 miles per hour, as a cold-front comes through.
There are several reports of wind damage and downed power lines and branches. On Fern Street in Hartford, a tree came down, damaging several cars.
More than 50 school delays are posted and there are several problems on the roads.
One was on Colt Street in East Hartford, where there are reports of wires on a school bus that is carrying children. The bus has since left the scene. An emergency crew is at the scene and traffic is being diverted.
As that scene was clearing, there were reports of wires on a school bus at Preston Street an Wethersfield Avenue. That bus has also left the scene.
MetroNorth is also experiencing problems. Upper New Haven Line customers traveling eastbound to Noroton Heights, Darien, Rowayton, South Norwalk, East Norwalk, Westport and Greens Farms must take a train to Southport, then get a westbound train to get access to these stations because of wire issues in the area.
As the storm was coming through, there was a fire on Country Club Road in Ledyard and the American Red Cross is helping two adults and one child.
A quick inch of rain, combined with melting snow, might create some poor drainage and urban street and basement flooding. Being that the ground is frozen from last week’s cold temperatures, runoff will be enhanced, increasing the threat for some water issues.
The weather will calm down tomorrow with breezy weather, clearing skies and falling temperatures.
Advisories are posted through tomorrow morning.
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