Line of storms causes accidents, outages, damage in state

A string of thunderstorms wrought havoc across the state on Sunday afternoon, and more were expected throughout the day.

As of about 4 p.m. Sunday, Eversource was reporting about 7,209 customers in the state were affected by power outages, including 1,014 in Darien, 1,901 in Norwalk, 1,109 in Stamford and 2,626 in Westport.

There were also train delays and scattered accidents throughout the state. In Norwalk, the Department of Transportation was reporting debris on Interstate 95 southbound between exit 14 and 13 around 2:25 p.m. that closed two lanes. Shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, DOT also reported debris on 95 south betwee exits 19 and 18. The right and center lanes were closed.

Some downed wires in Greenwich were causing fires Sunday afternoon, and many police departments were reporting heavy call volumes due to storm damage.

“Several trees, wires & poles down in town creating hazardous conditions and power outages,” tweeted Fairfield Police. “As a result, our phone lines are inundated with calls & are overwhelming the phone system. Use caution & do not approach any downed trees, poles or wires. Call 911 in an Emergency.”

To make matters worse, the thunderstorm warnings remained in effect for several towns, including Branford, Middletown and Guilford, until 4:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

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