NationalWeatherService investigates possible tornado and storm damage in eastern CT
Jul. 30—At 4 p.m., the NWS said it still had a team on the ground investigating wind damage in Mansfield, Chaplin and other surrounding towns.
The strong storms on Saturday night caused widespread damage and knocked out power to thousands in Connecticut.
Power was mostly restored by Sunday morning after the storms brought a reprieve from the extreme heat that saw the heat index values soar past 100 degrees in parts of Connecticut for several days last week.
According to Eversource, more than 11,000 customers lost power, mostly in Fairfield County, including more than 2,300 outages in Bethel.
As of Sunday morning, Eversource reported 792 customers remained without power, with the highest amount of outages in Greenwich, Manchester, Ridgefield, Roxbury, and Stamford.
By 5 p.m., Eversource reported 214 customers were without power, the vast majority of whom were Greenwich residents.
A tornado warning, meaning a tornado had been sighted or spotted on weather radar, was issued around 7:20 p.m. Saturday for small towns of Brooklyn, Chaplin, Hampton and Mansfield Center, the weather service said in an alert.
Another warning was issued around 7:50 p.m. for Danielson, East Brooklyn and Wauregan, near Plainfield and along the Interstate 395 corridor, before expiring at 8:15 p.m. The combined areas are home to about 30,000 people, according to the weather service.
Numerous towns around the state reported road closures after the heavy rain and strong winds pulled down power lines and threw debris into roads.
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NWS: Cooler temps today in CT after storms break extreme heat
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NWS: Heat and humidity will make it feel about 100 today in CT
Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch said Arbor Terrace, Glen Drive, Caroline Street and part of Jewett Street were closed late Saturday until the area was cleaned up.
The fire department in Easton posted on Facebook that several roads were closed after the storm, but did not specify which roads.
Harwinton officials said Route 4, or Birge Park Road, had a flooded area but was "passable."
