Power will be fully restored to Unitil customers by Tuesday morning, the utility said Sunday evening.Eversource said it expects to have “substantially complete restoration” by 11:30 p.m. on Monday.Tens of thousands of New Hampshire customers woke up without electricity Sunday morning after a storm moved across the Granite State on Saturday. As of 5 p.m. on Sunday, Unitil said it had approximately 4,700 customers without power, down from a peak of 7,000. Most of those still without power are in Concord, which was hit with both heavy, wet snow and freezing rain, pulling trees and limbs into poles and wires.Unitil said it had its own crews and contractors working through the night, and will be joined by fresh crews from Vermont Monday morning.”At each location, crews are finding multiple issues requiring repairs, significant amounts of wires down issues and broken poles, all of which are slowing repairs,” said Alex O’Meara, external affairs director for the utility.Hundreds of Eversource crews are working to restore power to customers. As of 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, they restored power to more than 62,000 customers since Saturday.Additional out-of-state crews arrived throughout Sunday, Eversource said. The heavy, wet snow, gusty winds and icing caused tree damage in areas of the state, Eversource said.According to Eversource, the storm caused at least 45 broken poles and more than 180 blocked roads across New Hampshire.Anyone who sees downed power lines should call 911. Assume they are still live wires, and do not touch them or drive over them. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <Customers who lost power at their home or business are asked to call their utility to report the outage:Eversource – 800-662-7764 Liberty Utilities – 855-349-9455 New Hampshire Electric Co-op – 800-343-6432 Unitil – 888-301-7700>> Find the latest power outage maps at this linkPeople should also stay at least 35 feet away from downed lines and anything they fall on.With the power out, some might turn to generators, but officials urge folks to only use a generator that has been properly connected to house wiring by a professional.Generators should be run outside and at least 10 feet away from a building, with the exhaust facing away from the house.Improperly installed or running generators can cause carbon monoxide poisoning. Anyone who suspects carbon monoxide in a home or building should leave immediately and call 911 before calling the state poison center at 1-800-222-1222.Be weather-aware! Download the WMUR app for Apple or Android devices and turn on push notifications. You can choose to receive weather alerts for your geolocation and/or up to three ZIP codes. In addition, you can receive word when precipitation is coming to your area.Get storm coverage through the free Very Local app on your smart TV.Follow the Storm Watch 9 team on social media:Mike Haddad: Facebook | XKevin Skarupa: Facebook | XHayley LaPoint: Facebook | XJacqueline Thomas: Facebook | XMatt Hoenig: Facebook | X
Power will be fully restored to Unitil customers by Tuesday morning, the utility said Sunday evening.
Eversource said it expects to have “substantially complete restoration” by 11:30 p.m. on Monday.
Tens of thousands of New Hampshire customers woke up without electricity Sunday morning after a storm moved across the Granite State on Saturday.
As of 5 p.m. on Sunday, Unitil said it had approximately 4,700 customers without power, down from a peak of 7,000.
Most of those still without power are in Concord, which was hit with both heavy, wet snow and freezing rain, pulling trees and limbs into poles and wires.
Unitil said it had its own crews and contractors working through the night, and will be joined by fresh crews from Vermont Monday morning.
“At each location, crews are finding multiple issues requiring repairs, significant amounts of wires down issues and broken poles, all of which are slowing repairs,” said Alex O’Meara, external affairs director for the utility.
Hundreds of Eversource crews are working to restore power to customers. As of 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, they restored power to more than 62,000 customers since Saturday.
Additional out-of-state crews arrived throughout Sunday, Eversource said. The heavy, wet snow, gusty winds and icing caused tree damage in areas of the state, Eversource said.
According to Eversource, the storm caused at least 45 broken poles and more than 180 blocked roads across New Hampshire.
Anyone who sees downed power lines should call 911. Assume they are still live wires, and do not touch them or drive over them.
>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <
Customers who lost power at their home or business are asked to call their utility to report the outage:
- Eversource – 800-662-7764
- Liberty Utilities – 855-349-9455
- New Hampshire Electric Co-op – 800-343-6432
- Unitil – 888-301-7700
>> Find the latest power outage maps at this link
People should also stay at least 35 feet away from downed lines and anything they fall on.
With the power out, some might turn to generators, but officials urge folks to only use a generator that has been properly connected to house wiring by a professional.
Generators should be run outside and at least 10 feet away from a building, with the exhaust facing away from the house.
Improperly installed or running generators can cause carbon monoxide poisoning. Anyone who suspects carbon monoxide in a home or building should leave immediately and call 911 before calling the state poison center at 1-800-222-1222.
Be weather-aware! Download the WMUR app for Apple or Android devices and turn on push notifications. You can choose to receive weather alerts for your geolocation and/or up to three ZIP codes. In addition, you can receive word when precipitation is coming to your area.
Get storm coverage through the free Very Local app on your smart TV.
Follow the Storm Watch 9 team on social media:
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