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2,456 Stamford Homes Still Without Power [UPDATE]

As of 4:00 p.m., 4 percent of Stamford's CL&P customers, or 4,092 total, were without power.

Update, Monday 4:14 p.m

Connecticut Light and Power reports that 4% of Stamford residents are still without power following the weekend's unexpected but potent snowstorm.

A large concentration of Stamford's outage area may be in North Stamford, where Director of of Operations Ernine Orgera has reported many downed wires in the storm's aftermath.

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Update 8:30 p.m.

All Stamford Public Schools will open tomorrow, October 31, with a 90 minute delay according to the SPS' official website.

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Update 3:30 p.m.

Planet Fitness is offering use of its shower and locker room facilities to residents who need them in the wake of the historic snowstorm. A complete list of the company's gyms in Connecticut can be found here.

Locations in Fairfield County include:

  • Shelton (two locations, and )
  • Stamford ( and )

Update 1 p.m.

Gov. Dannel Malloy said through his Twitter feed that he’s asked President Obama to declare a federal emergency in Connecticut.

Currently, more than 820,000 utility customers in the state are without power, including more than 800,000 from Connecticut Light & Power. CL&P has no new updates since Tweeting four hours ago that outages could last one week.

The CEO of United Illuminating—whose Fairfield County towns include Easton, Fairfield, Shelton and Trumbull—said customers should have power restored Monday.

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Here’s a snapshot of outages in our towns at 1 p.m.:

Town

% Customers

Saturday

 

 

 

Sunday

 

 

3 p.m.

4 p.m.

5 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

12 a.m.

9 a.m.

1 p.m.

Darien

10

26

41

47

37

27

26

26

Easton

0

16

20

22

38

29

42

46

Fairfield

2

3

4

4

4

5

14

14

Greenwich

5

12

13

14

15

18

18

17

New Canaan

8

22

24

38

39

42

42

43

Norwalk

15

17

17

18

18

20

22

19

Redding

1

9

13

96

80

100

100

100

Ridgefield

4

8

9

15

18

67

100

100

Shelton

12

19

25

28

23

18

11

8

Stamford

3

4

8

8

15

8

17

8

Trumbull

0

1

5

5

6

18

25

11

Weston

10

58

68

75

75

61

80

80

Westport

14

28

31

32

34

19

21

22

Wilton

10

37

50

56

56

55

68

66

Update 12:30 a.m. Sunday

Powerless homes in Stamford dropped back down to 8 percent of CL&P customers in the city late Saturday, even as , which is forecasted to continue through Sunday morning.

According to a 9:46 p.m. Saturday update from the National Weather Service, the historic October snowstorm is expected to wind down by about 6 a.m. Sunday, leaving accumulations of six inches to a foot.

“Widespread tree damage and power outages will continue,” according to the NWS. “Travel will continue to be hazardous.”

As Saturday becomes Sunday, MTA is reporting:

  • New Haven Line: Trains are operating with delays of  60 to 90 minutes due to weather-related signal problems.
  • New Canaan & Danbury Branches: Service remains suspended due to downed trees at several locations and slippery rail conditions.

Below, you’ll find an outage map that tracks outages, as a percentage of the utility (Connecticut Light & Power or United Illuminating) in the given town.

Town

% Customers

 

 

 

 

 

3 p.m.

4 p.m.

5 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

12 a.m.

Darien

10

26

41

47

37

27

Easton

0

16

20

22

38

29

Fairfield

2

3

4

4

4

5

Greenwich

5

12

13

14

15

18

New Canaan

8

22

24

38

39

42

Norwalk

15

17

17

18

18

20

Redding

1

9

13

96

80

100

Ridgefield

4

8

9

15

18

67

Shelton

12

19

25

28

23

18

Stamford

3

4

8

8

15

8

Trumbull

0

1

5

5

6

18

Weston

10

58

68

75

75

61

Westport

14

28

31

32

34

19

Wilton

10

37

50

56

56

55

Patch will have more details as they emerge Sunday.

Update 5 p.m.

See updated outage table below. MTA reports delays on the New Haven line with service on the New Canaan and Danbury branches suspended.

Update 4 p.m.

CL&P is now reporting about 4 percent of Stamford without power, still far less than other parts of the county (see table below).

Original Story

Downed trees and branches are causing road hazards, accidents and sporadic power outages throughout Fairfield County Saturday.

A winter storm warning and coastal flood advisory is in effect through much of the region as a slushy storm that coincides with relatively high winds and tides arrived even more quickly than forecasters had predicted. The National Weather Service now is calling for as much as 8 to 12 inches of snow as temperatures drop into the 30s.

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Drawing from the Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating websites, here’s a snapshot of outage reports throughout our towns on Saturday:

 

Town % Customers 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. Darien 10 26 41 47 37 Easton 0 16 20 22 38 Fairfield 2 3 4 4 4 Greenwich 5 12 13 14 15 New Canaan 8 22 24 38 39 Norwalk 15 17 17 18 18 Redding 1 9 13 96 80 Ridgefield 4 8 9 15 18 Shelton 12 19 25 28 23 Stamford 3 4 8 8 15 Trumbull 0 1 5 5 6 Weston 10 58 68 75 75 Westport 14 28 31 32 34 Wilton 10 37 50 56 56

Metro-North has . At this time the rail service reporting “Good Service” on the New Haven line and New Canaan  and Danbury branches.

CL&P has issued .




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