{"id":26949,"date":"2025-12-19T12:28:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T16:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/red94.net\/news\/eversource-ct-customers-hit-with-over-30000-outages-as-fierce-storm-batters-connecticut-today-with-damaging-winds\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T12:28:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T16:28:37","slug":"64310-eversource-ct-customers-hit-with-thousands-of-outages-as-fierce-storm-batters-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/red94.net\/news\/64310-eversource-ct-customers-hit-with-thousands-of-outages-as-fierce-storm-batters-co\/","title":{"rendered":"Eversource CT customers hit with over 30,000 outages as fierce storm batters Connecticut today with damaging winds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style='font-size:1.1em;font-weight:500;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:20px'><b>Eversource CT<\/b> customers are facing a power crisis today as a fierce storm with <b>50 mph wind gusts<\/b> batters Connecticut. Over <b>30,000 customers<\/b> lost power Friday morning, with the outages climbing throughout the day as heavy rain and devastating winds knocked down trees and utility poles across the state.<\/p>\n<div style='background:#f9f9f9;padding:20px;border-left:4px solid #e74c3c;margin:25px 0'>\n<h3 style='margin-top:0'>\ud83d\udd25 Quick Facts<\/h3>\n<ul style='margin:10px 0;padding-left:20px'>\n<li><b>Over 30,000 Eversource customers<\/b> experienced power outages as of 11:20 a.m. on December 19, 2025<\/li>\n<li><b>50 mph wind gusts<\/b> forecast across Connecticut with potentially damaging winds hitting the state 9 a.m. through noon<\/li>\n<li><b>United Illuminating reported 5,600<\/b> additional outages in Bridgeport and New Haven areas<\/li>\n<li>Most affected towns include <b>Waterford (2,593 outages), Madison (2,321), Clinton (2,272), and Killingworth (1,246)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Storm Unleashing Havoc on Connecticut Power Grid<\/h2>\n<p>A powerful winter storm hit <b>Connecticut Friday morning<\/b> with heavy rain and brutal wind conditions that quickly overwhelmed the state&#8217;s power infrastructure. All of Connecticut fell under <b>wind advisories<\/b>, with the National Weather Service warning of gusts reaching approximately <b>50 mph<\/b> across the state.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eversource reported<\/b> more than <b>28,000 outages<\/b> by 11:20 a.m., concentrated heavily in the southwestern and northwestern portions of Connecticut. <b>United Illuminating<\/b>, serving the greater <b>Bridgeport and New Haven areas<\/b>, reported an additional <b>5,600 customers<\/b> without power at the same time.<\/p>\n<h2>Widespread Impact Across Connecticut Communities<\/h2>\n<p>Specific towns experienced devastating outage counts that left substantial populations without electricity. <b>Waterford<\/b> was hit hardest with <b>2,593 reported outages<\/b>, followed closely by <b>Madison<\/b> where over <b>2,321 customers lost power<\/b>, representing about <b>35 percent<\/b> of the entire town.<\/p>\n<p><b>Clinton and Killingworth<\/b> also experienced severe service disruptions with <b>2,272 and 1,246 outages<\/b> respectively. According to <b>Eversource&#8217;s outage map<\/b>, <b>Farmington (1,623), Harwinton (1,278), and Danbury (646)<\/b> all suffered significant power losses. The widespread nature of these outages illustrates the storm&#8217;s powerful impact across multiple regions.<\/p>\n<h2>Storm Conditions and Timeline of Dangerous Weather<\/h2>\n<table style='width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0'>\n<tr style='background:#f4f4f4'>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd;font-weight:bold'>Storm Factor<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd;font-weight:bold'>Details<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Peak Wind Period<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday (December 19)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style='background:#f9f9f9'>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Maximum Wind Gusts<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>50 mph across the state<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Primary Cause<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Tree limbs on power equipment and downed utility poles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style='background:#f9f9f9'>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Cold Front Arrival<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Temperature Record<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Hartford exceeded 1949 record high of 54 degrees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>The <b>cold front<\/b> moved through <b>Connecticut between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.<\/b>, bringing <b>strong to locally damaging winds<\/b> and <b>moderate to heavy rain<\/b> with isolated thunderstorms. The <b>high-resolution forecast models<\/b> predicted the most dangerous wind conditions would strike between <b>9 a.m. and noon<\/b>, especially across <b>eastern Connecticut<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures reached record-breaking highs in the <b>mid to upper 50s<\/b> Friday morning, surpassing historical benchmarks set decades earlier. <b>Hartford&#8217;s conditions<\/b> exceeded the <b>1949 record high of 54 degrees<\/b>, while <b>Bridgeport<\/b> approached the <b>1967 record of 57 degrees<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h2>Eversource Response and Restoration Timeline<\/h2>\n<p>An <b>Eversource spokesperson stated Friday morning<\/b> that crews were responding to outages &#8220;as quickly and safely as possible.&#8221; The utility company emphasized that <b>most outages were weather-related<\/b> and caused by <b>tree limbs coming down on equipment<\/b> throughout the region.<\/p>\n<p>However, officials acknowledged the uncertainty surrounding power restoration. &#8220;As for when power will be restored, that varies with each outage in each community,&#8221; the <b>Eversource statement<\/b> explained. The company provided no estimated restoration timeline as of the morning announcement, citing the variable nature of damage assessment and repair requirements across multiple service areas.<\/p>\n<h2>What Does This Mean for Connecticut Residents and Businesses?<\/h2>\n<p>The scale of outages impacts not just residential customers but also businesses, hospitals, and critical services across Connecticut. <b>Over 30,000 affected households and establishments<\/b> represent a significant portion of the state&#8217;s population facing potential heating issues, communication disruptions, and daily life complications.<\/p>\n<p>Residents are advised to <b>report outages<\/b> through <b>Eversource&#8217;s online system<\/b> or by calling <b>800-286-2000<\/b>. Text alerts are also available by texting &#8220;OUT&#8221; to <b>23129<\/b> to report outages or texting &#8220;STAT&#8221; to receive updates. The state remains under <b>wind advisories through Saturday morning<\/b>, with additional weather challenges possible as temperatures plummet around <b>30 degrees<\/b> by Saturday morning and rain potentially turns to snow in northern areas.<\/p>\n<h3>Sources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Connecticut Post<\/b> &#8211; Reporting December 19, 2025 detailing surge of 30,000 outages<\/li>\n<li><b>CT Insider<\/b> &#8211; Live storm updates and real-time power outage tracking throughout morning<\/li>\n<li><b>National Weather Service<\/b> &#8211; Wind advisory details and forecast models for Connecticut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":26948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"schema_org_data":"{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Place\",\"name\":\"Waterford\",\"description\":\"city\"},{\"@type\":\"Place\",\"name\":\"Madison\",\"description\":\"city\"},{\"@type\":\"Place\",\"name\":\"Clinton\",\"description\":\"city\"},{\"@type\":\"Place\",\"name\":\"Killingworth\",\"description\":\"city\"},{\"@type\":\"Place\",\"name\":\"Farmington\",\"description\":\"city\"},{\"@type\":\"Place\",\"name\":\"Harwinton\",\"description\":\"city\"},{\"@type\":\"Place\",\"name\":\"Danbury\",\"description\":\"city\"},{\"@type\":\"Place\",\"name\":\"Bridgeport\",\"description\":\"city\"},{\"@type\":\"Place\",\"name\":\"New Haven\",\"description\":\"city\"},{\"@type\":\"Place\",\"name\":\"Hartford\",\"description\":\"city\"}]}","_extracted_celebrities":"","_extracted_movies":"","_extracted_places":null,"_extracted_videos":"","_last_enrichment_date":"2025-12-19 12:29:06","footnotes":""},"categories":[391],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-finance","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Eversource CT customers hit with over 30,000 outages as fierce storm batters Connecticut today with damaging winds<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/red94.net\/news\/64310-eversource-ct-customers-hit-with-thousands-of-outages-as-fierce-storm-batters-co\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eversource CT customers hit with over 30,000 outages as fierce storm batters Connecticut today with damaging winds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/red94.net\/news\/64310-eversource-ct-customers-hit-with-thousands-of-outages-as-fierce-storm-batters-co\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Red94\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-19T16:28:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Patrick Graham\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Patrick Graham\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/red94.net\/news\/64310-eversource-ct-customers-hit-with-thousands-of-outages-as-fierce-storm-batters-co\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/red94.net\/news\/64310-eversource-ct-customers-hit-with-thousands-of-outages-as-fierce-storm-batters-co\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Patrick Graham\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/red94.net\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/a87cd0001445db88250833ec7b7ce9a9\"},\"headline\":\"Eversource CT customers hit with over 30,000 outages as fierce storm batters Connecticut today with damaging winds\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-19T16:28:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/red94.net\/news\/64310-eversource-ct-customers-hit-with-thousands-of-outages-as-fierce-storm-batters-co\/\"},\"wordCount\":670,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/red94.net\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/red94.net\/news\/64310-eversource-ct-customers-hit-with-thousands-of-outages-as-fierce-storm-batters-co\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/red94.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/53718-eversource-ct-customers-hit-with-thousands-of-outages-as-fierce-storm-batters-co.jpg-scaled.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Business &amp; 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