70K CT Residents Without Power As Major Road Closures Reported Sunday

More than 70,000 Connecticut residents are waking up Sunday without power as severe storms rolled through the state on July 4.

Eversource is reporting 70,337 outages, including these towns with 1,000 or more:

Berlin, 1,194, Bethel, 1,237, Bristol, 3,911, Brookfield, 1,839, East Haddam, 2,333, East Hampton, 1,540, Greenwich, 1,163, Groton, 1,381, Harwinton, 2,268, Ledyard, 1,769, Montville, 3,128, New Britan, 7,184, New Canaan, 5,197, New Fairfield, 4,396, Newton, 1,005, Norwalk, 3,199, Plainville, 1,831, Salisbury, 2,790, Southington, 1,669, Stamford, 1,456, Torrington, 4,342, Waterford, 1,581, Weston, 1,271, and Wilton, 1,118.

United Illuminating Co. is reporting 2,356 outages, with Woodbridge, West Haven and Fairfield having the most.

Eversource said as of 9:13 a.m. Sunday, "Since the powerful storm whipped through the state last night, we’ve restored more than 40,000 of our customers. Our crews are focused on making our communities safe in this early phase of our restoration efforts, including clearing more than 200 blocked roads."

More stormy weather is ahead

"Monday is a First Alert Weather Day as periods of heavy rain are expected, with the potential to cause flooding. A Flood Watch has been issued for the entire state, beginning late tonight and continuing through early Tuesday," according to WFSB 3 TV meteorologists.

"There is still some uncertainty regarding exactly how much rain will fall, but most locations are expected to pick up 1–3 inches. Some forecast models continue to indicate locally higher amounts of 6 inches or more. If those higher totals materialize, the flood threat would increase significantly," WFSB 3 TV meteorologists said.

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Road closures as reported by the CT DOT and local agencies:

Madison CT Police Department

Madison CT Police Department Traffic Alert Please be advised that the following roadways are currently blocked due to storm-related issues: Route 79 in the area of Dogwood Lane, Horse Pond Road / Dairy Hill Road, Horse Pond Road / Wickford Place, Race Hill Road, ColonialRoad/Milo Drive, ColonialRoad/Overbrook Road, Forest Road, and Harkness Drive.

Town of Bethel - CT

STORM IMPACT ADVISORY Tree is down across the road on Rte 53 near Holbrook Farm. Please use caution in the area and find alternate routes.

City of Danbury

Road Closure Advisory

The following roads are currently partially closed due to storm-related hazards and utility issues:• Rose Street�• Forty Acre Mountain Road�• Old Neversink Road�• Ridge Road. Please avoid these areas and seek alternate routes while emergency personnel and utility crews work to safely reopen the roadways.

Westport Police Department

ROAD CLOSURES – STORM UPDATE Due to storm-related conditions, the following roads are currently closed:• North Avenue at Tulip Lane• Kings Highway South at Birchwood Country Club• 53 Morningside Drive South• Sturges Highway at Meeker Road• Sylvan Road South at Post Road West. Please avoid these areas and use alternate routes. Public Works and emergency crews are actively responding to storm-related issues throughout town.

Brookfield Volunteer Fire Company

There are still multiple roads closed and impassable. Candlewood Lake Road and Huckleberry are open. Rocky, Vale, North Mountain, Whisconier and part of Silvermine are a few of the closed roads. Eversource is working to restore high priority areas. Please stay away from any downed wire as we cannot verify they are dead.Please dial 911 for emergencies.

Town of Stonington, CT

Numerous Road Closures Storms last night took down several trees. Many of these involve power lines and as a result there are a number of road closures in the following areas: Mistuxet @ Cove Rd, Route 184 between Wheeler and Taugwonk Rd, Wheeler Rd between Route 184 and Somers, Al Harvey Rd in area of Route 201, Area of 76 Deans Mill Rd. Main St @ Pearl Area of 149 Whitehall Ave, Schoolhouse Rd, Prentice Williams Rd

Newington Volunteer Fire Department is at Newington Volunteer Fire Department.

Road closure alert, Nicholson Street is blocked off due to a low hanging power line. Please an alternate route.

Greenwich Fire Department

Morning Storm Update: The following roads are currently closed or partially blocked due to storm-related conditions. Please avoid these areas, use caution, and follow all posted detours and directions from emergency personnel. Seitz Lane, Benders Drive, Calhoun Drive, North Stanwich Road, South Stanwich Road, Tinker Lane, Western Junior Highway, 618 Lake Avenue, Harold Avenue, Lancer Road, Riverside Avenue, Clover Place, Hollow Wood Lane, North Porchuck Road, Grove Lane, Henry Street, 477 Stanwich Road, Lake Drive, S Butternut Hollow Road, Edgewood Drive

Monroe CT Police Department

9:12 am - Hiram Hill Road is also blocked by a tree and wires. It is marked with police tape and cones. Use caution while moving throughout town and please do not remove tape or cones from the roadway

9:00 am - The storm last evening caused damage throughout town. We currently have two roads closed, Garder Road and Turkey Roost Road. There are over twenty partially blocked roads remaining. Local town highway crews and Eversource crews are in town clearing roadway issues. Please use caution as you drive through town. All main roads (State Roads) are clear at this time. 6.44% of homes remain without power.

SALISBURY - US-44, Both Directions CLOSED between RT 112 & RT 126 because of multiple trees down in wires. Reported Saturday, July 4 at 7:56 pm.

NEW MILFORD - US-7, Both Directions CLOSED at Gaylord Rd because of a Tree down in wires. Reported Saturday, July 4 at 9:31 pm.

BURLINGTON - CT-69, Both Directions CLOSED between Reservoir Rd & the Bristol town line because of trees down in wires. Reported Saturday, July 4 at 9:36 pm.

NEW FAIRFIELD - OTHER RT-37 CLOSED by Haviland Hollow Rd because of a Tree Down. Reported Saturday, July 4 at 9:56 pm.

SEYMOUR - RT-334 Fountain Lake Rd CLOSED between Southwest Rd and Birmingham Blvd because of a Tree Down in wires. Reported Saturday, July 4 at 10:15 pm.

GOSHEN - RT-63 North St CLOSED by Hautboy Hill Rd because of a Tree Down in wires. Reported Saturday, July 4 at 10:24 pm.

KENT - South Kent Rd (Both Directions) CLOSED between RT 341 & Spooner Hill Rd because of a Tree down in wires. Reported Saturday, July 4 at 10:40 pm.

SHARON - US-7, Both Directions CLOSED between RT 112 & RT 128 because of a Tree down in wires. Reported Saturday, July 4 at 11:02 pm.

CANAAN - US-7, Both Directions CLOSED between RT 126 & RT 112 because of a Tree down in wires. Reported Saturday, July 4 at 11:42 pm.

HADDAM - RT-196 Young St CLOSED between Moodus Rd and Wopowog Rd because of a Tree Down in wires. Reported Saturday, July 4 at 11:47 pm.

SOUTHBURY - RT-172 South Britain Rd CLOSED between Colonial Dr and Flag Swamp Rd because of Tree Down in wires. Reported Saturday, July 4 at 11:59 pm.

HADDAM - RT-151 Moodus Rd CLOSED at Salmon River Rd because of a Tree Down in wires. Reported Sunday, July 5 at 12:07 am.

STONINGTON - Route 184 (Both Directions) CLOSED between Taugwonk Road and Wheelers Road because of Tree down on wires (In Roadway). Reported Sunday, July 5 at 12:13 am.

NEWTOWN - RT 6 CLOSED @ RT 25 because of TREE DOWN WITH WIRES Debris (In Roadway). Reported Sunday, July 5 at 12:38 am.

GUILFORD - Durham Rd(CT-77, Both Directions) CLOSED between Wood Edge Road and Stepstone Hill Rd because of Debris (In Roadway). Reported Sunday, July 5 at 1:17 am.

NAUGATUCK - RT-68 Prospect St CLOSED between Great Hill Rd and Clark Hill Rd because of a Tree Down. Reported Sunday, July 5 at 5:25 am.

TORRINGTON - SR-800 South Main St CLOSED at Lincoln Ave because of a Tree Down with wires. Reported Sunday, July 5 at 5:47 am.

TORRINGTON - RT 202 ( East Main St ) closed for a down tree in wires in Torrington. Reported Sunday, July 5 at 7:40 am.