A storm that affected New England on Monday has left thousands of Eversource and National Grid residents without power.
:"Today, we anticipate a powerful wind event, with possible gusts of 75 mph to impact our communities in New England. We've mobilized 1,300 personnel for storm response, with a supplemental force of contractors and external crews supporting."
Warnings that a storm would affect New England and cause power outages were announced over the weekend. On Sunday,wrote on Facebook:"Winds will gust over 60 mph tomorrow afternoon which will result in widespread power outages. "Yes, widespread meaning thousands and thousands. Now is the time to prepare, bring in your lawn furniture and tie what you can down. It's also a good time to make sure your phones are charges, stock up on batteries, and if you have a generator make sure it's working and you have gas for it. This appears to be a HIGH impact event statewide."
If you could be impacted by power outages due to bad weather, it is important to be prepared. Follow the government's advice on, such as putting together an emergency kit, putting together a household evacuation plan, and signing up for alerts and weather warnings. An emergency kit should include one gallon of water per person per day for two weeks, non-perishable food and easy to prepare items, flashlights, and extra batteries, and First aid kits, and medications.
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