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NORWALK, Conn. - Hurricane Sandy knocked out power for 60 percent of Norwalk customers as of Tuesday morning, according to Connecticut Light and Power reports.
An estimated 17,910 out of 29,661 customers in Norwalk were without power 7 a.m. Tuesday. It’s unclear when customers can expect power to return and C L and P has not issued at statement at this time.
The National Weather Service has downgraded Sandy to a post-tropical cyclone, but the storm is still producing sustained winds up to 65 mph according to the NWS 5 a.m. update. A wind advisory is still in effect for Fairfield County until 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Weather officials said the brunt of the storm hit the area Monday night, but additional power outages could occur throughout Tuesday. Nearly 620,000 customers lost power across Connecticut during Hurricane Sandy, according to C L and P and United illuminating Company reports.
Danbury: 21,433 (60%)
Darien: 7,146 (91%)
Easton: 2,894 (100%)
Fairfield: 21,374 (97%)
Greenwich: 22,788 (81%)
New Canaan: 5,654 (67%)
Norwalk: 17,910 (60%)
Redding: 3,837 (98%)
Ridgefield: 10,677 (100%)
Stamford: 34,277 (61%)
Weston: 3,792 (99%)
Westport: 10,287 (83%)
Wilton: 5,871 (80%)
Check back with The Daily Voice for more updates.
Comments (2)
18,000 CL&P customers, so how many on S.Norwalk Electric Co.?
What is the number of electric customers in Norwalk anyway?
I hope people are getting their power back on. What dosen't run on electricity these days!