Power across Connecticut was largely restored by Monday morning, Sept. 28, after a nor'easter battered Greenwich and the region over the weekend with high winds, heavy rain and coastal flooding.
The storm, which hit overnight Friday, Sept. 25, left 14 Greenwich roads fully closed by Sunday morning. Taconic Road, Cognewaugh Road, Porchuck Road, Round Hill Road, Lower Cross Road, Bible Street, Riversville Road and North Street were among those shut down by downed trees and utility wires, according to Greenwich Free Press. Shore Road and Field Point Road were partially closed.
Most local outages hit Banksville. By Saturday afternoon, Sept. 26, 169 customers there had lost power across four incidents. That number climbed to 177 across Greenwich by 7 p.m. Saturday. A Greenwich-specific count was not available after that point.
Statewide, outages surged past 35,000 Saturday morning before Eversource and crews worked them down. By Sunday afternoon, about 17,000 customers remained without power. By Monday morning, outages had been largely resolved, CTInsider reported.
Eversource said its crews restored power to more than 146,000 Connecticut customers over the weekend, cleared more than 350 blocked roads and repaired dozens of broken poles, according to WTNH.
Don Scacco, Eversource's president of Connecticut electric operations, said in a statement Saturday that crews were responding to community priorities such as blocked roads while making repairs to the electric system. Eversource had activated its Emergency Response Plan and pre-positioned crews in the Greenwich area ahead of the storm.
Eversource spokesperson Jamie Ratliff acknowledged the frustration of customers left in the dark.
"Our crews are out there, they are working and they are not going to stop until every single customer has their power back on," Ratliff told WTNH on Sunday.
The Greenwich Fire Department reported flooding in Cos Cob and Old Greenwich during Saturday morning's high tide, according to News 12. Tod's Point closed at 11 a.m. Saturday after waves crashed above the stone wall near the pavilion.
Wind gusts in Greenwich reached 40 mph Friday evening, according to the National Weather Service. The highest gust recorded in Fairfield County was 56 mph at Bridgeport Airport early Saturday.
Connecticut State Police responded to more than 1,000 calls statewide Saturday, including 96 crashes and 327 traffic-related calls. One crash involved a serious or fatal injury.
The storm left at least seven Connecticut homes uninhabitable from tree damage, CTInsider reported. The Greenwich Half Marathon was postponed to Oct. 18, and Adopt-A-Dog's Puttin' On The Dog fundraiser was canceled.
Sunny skies and highs in the lower 70s are expected starting Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Residents who lost power should discard refrigerated food kept above 40 degrees for more than two hours. Downed power lines should be reported to 911.
