Gusty winds knock out power to 2K in CT
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The entire tri-state area will be under a wind advisory with gusts up to 60 mph possible from 10 a.m. Friday, April 30, 2021, to 6 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 2021.National Weather Service / Contributed
Power has bemen knocked out to ore than 2,000 people in Connecticut Friday afternoon as gusty winds swept across the state.
The entire tri-state area is under a wind advisory until Saturday morning, with the strongest winds expected late Friday afternoon into the overnight hours.
As of just before 4:45 p.m., Eversource, the state’s largest electrical provider, reported 2,141 statewide. The highest numbers were reported in Windsor, where there were 478 outages, Windham at 476 and Wilton at 370.