More than 50,000 customers in Vermont and 60,000 in New Hampshire saw power outages due to high winds overnight Wednesday. Winds gusted up to 51 mph in the Windsor County area of Vermont, according to the National Weather Service.
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Lights out — storm leaves thousands without power By KATY SAVAGE ksavage@eagletimes.com power A crew from Green Mountain Power works Thursday to restore power in Chester, Vt. KATY SAVAGE More than 50,000 customers in Vermont and 60,000 in New Hampshire saw power outages due to high winds overnight Wednesday. Winds gusted up to 51 mph in the Windsor County area of Vermont, according to the National Weather Service in Burlington, Vt. Trees fell on top of lines and broke polls as winds continue to wreak havoc on Thursday, causing more power outages. About 14,000 Green Mountain Power customers in Vermont were without power midday Thursday while 8,000 Eversource customers in New Hampshire didn’t have power as winds continued to blow. “It could be into Sunday before everybody comes back on,” said Green Mountain Power spokesperson Kristin Kelly. Green Mountain Power serves about 265,000 customers throughout Vermont. Kelly said 137 crews were working on the lines on Thursday. Green Mountain Power brought in help from neighboring power companies, including crews in Canada. Kelly said damages were scattered, which made restoration efforts difficult. About 2,800 customers didn’t have power in the Springfield, Vt. region Thursday. “Springfield was one of the hardest hit areas,” Kelly said. Middle Road and The Toonerville Trail in Springfield were both closed due to trees being down. “I’ve seen a lot of garbage cans rolling around,” said Town of Springfield Administrative Assistant Donna Hall as winds continued to blow. Royalton, Brattleboro and Montpelier also saw significant damage in Vermont. Eversource spokesperson Martin Murray said about 25 customers didn’t have power in Claremont Thursday afternoon while 115 were out in Newport. “The outages were quite scattered in nature,” Murray said. Murray expected power would be restored to most customers by the end of Thursday but some could be without power until Friday morning. Though many didn’t have power, no roads were closed in Newport due to the wind storm. “It was very limited and isolated,” said Newport Town Manager Hunter Riesberg of the damage. The heaviest of damage in New Hampshire was in the southwestern area. “We appreciate that it is challenging for our customers to be without power and are grateful for their patience,” said Eversource N.H. Vice President of Electric Operations Joe Purington in a press release. “Our crews will continue to work around-the-clock until the lights are back on for all our customers.”
I don't know if there was black ice on Wed night. A story, Six Skittles just came out in The New Yorker 4-9-2018 about black ice and near death at mile marker 46.4 on I-91 north. Springfield, VT Trans, Benny's Tow Service in Chester are mentioned and why despite having SUVs and trucks with A.B.S. we should slow down and all have more patience when driving in winter.
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