Map: Here’s where power outages are being reported in Massachusetts
More than 200,000 customers were without power Thursday morning after a storm lashed the state with high winds overnight.
More than 200,000 customers were without power in Massachusetts on Thursday morning after a severe storm with high winds downed trees and power lines overnight. The National Weather Service warned the outages were likely to continue to increase and a wind advisory remains in place for much of the state through 6 p.m. “The strongest winds have lifted [north] into northern New England early this morning, so will see lower winds early this morning,” forecasters wrote. “However, expect the winds to increase again by mid-morning as they shift to W-NW as surface pressure increases quickly. Should see gusts up to 45-55 mph from midday through the afternoon.”
[Power Outages] unfortunately continue to increase across the state of #MA pic.twitter.com/KNRugGXLp7
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) October 17, 2019
MEMA said it has partially activated the state’s Emergency Operations Center to monitor the impacts of the storm and power outages.
The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) is partially activated with reps from @MassDOT @MassDCR @RedCrossMA @MassDPH @MassEMA MassDPU @EversourceMA & @nationalgridus to monitor impacts & power outages, and to coordinate with local public safety officials. #MAwx
— MEMA (@MassEMA) October 17, 2019
Below, a map of the power outages reported in the state as of 3:19 p.m.:
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