Severe storms pushed Connecticut power outages above 2,000 Thursday evening, with Eversource reporting 2,049 outages by 7:15 p.m. and Salem, Meriden, New Milford and Westport among the hardest hit towns. A tornado watch remained in effect for parts of northern Connecticut until 7 p.m.
Severe storms moved through Connecticut Thursday evening, pushing statewide outages above 2,000 and keeping parts of the state under a tornado watch.
Eversource reported 2,049 outages by 7:15 p.m. Thursday. United Illuminating reported 20 outages at the same time.
Hardest-hit towns
CT Insider said the biggest outage pockets were in Salem, Meriden, New Milford and Westport. The later update listed 375 outages in Salem, 279 in Meriden, 224 in New Milford and 234 in Westport.
The utility and weather reports pointed to tree limbs as a major cause of the outages, with crews assessing damage as the storms continued.
Storm threat
A tornado watch covered parts of northern Connecticut until 7 p.m. Thursday. Weather coverage from CT Insider said the state faced a slight risk for severe thunderstorms, with damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes possible.
Storms were expected to move from west to east across the state through the evening.
What to watch next
Outage totals could keep changing as additional storms move through and utility crews continue assessments. Officials were also watching for any tornado warnings or confirmed storm damage in northern Connecticut, along with restoration timelines from utilities and local agencies.
Revision note
Updated with later outage totals and storm details.