Overview
- As of Friday evening, Eversource reports about 4,500 outages and United Illuminating roughly 300 still without electricity
- Utility crews, police, fire marshals and tree removal teams are clearing branches and wires across Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts and Connecticut
- Essex Fire Marshal and Cranston police warn residents to stay clear of live power lines and unstable tree limbs to avoid fatal accidents
- Golf-ball-size hail in Sterling shredded gazebos and carports and left dents on vehicles during Thursday night’s storm
- Lightning strikes ignited a house fire on Ocean Avenue in West Haven, displacing two residents