High winds overnight and this morning knocked out power to roughly 12,000 Eversource customers and roughly 700 served by United Illuminating.
The majority of outages are in the eastern part of the state. By 9 a.m. the majority of UI outages had been restored.
The Tolland Fire Department confirmed to Connecticut Public Radio that a tree hit a car on Crystal Lake Road early Friday morning. No other details were immediately available.
DELAYED POST: At approximately 3:30am Tolland Fire responded to an accident involving a car that was hit by a tree falling on Crystal Lake Road. One lane is currently open while crews remove the tree. pic.twitter.com/3UTITX8On4
— Tolland Alert (@TollandAlert) February 18, 2022
Once the high winds move out of the state a cold front is forecasted to move in. Connecticut Public Radio Meteorologist Garett Argianas is advising people keep their heavy coat with them as temperatures will drop into the 30s by the afternoon and remain seasonable cold through the weekend with snow flurries expected Saturday.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
