Gray, Maine-On Monday, showers and wind caused a number of power outages in New Hampshire.
A cold front is entering the state, and temperatures will reach their 20s and 30s on Tuesday. But after a relatively mild day on Monday, wind and rain are blowing down branches and trees and causing power outages.
As of 10:30pm, Eversource, the state's largest utility company, reported that approximately 6,000 customers had lost power. Most of the power outages occurred in central and southern New Hampshire, with approximately 600 in Weare, 427 in Amherst, and more than 400 in Goffstown. There were also widespread blackouts in Laconia, Guildford, Barrington, Nottingham, New Boston, Jaffrey and Durham.
Approximately 1,500 customers of the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative were out of power, including blackouts in Deerfield, Allenstown, Moultonborough, and Tuftonborough. Minor power outages have been reported in the Lake District and the Capital Region.
Unitil reported that about 800 people in the capital region had power outages, including power outages in Concord, Boscavon, Chichester and Epsom. Danville, East Kingston, and Hampton Falls also had minor power outages. The company expects to resume power supply at 4:30 am on Tuesday.
Liberty Utilities reported eight outages.
In Concord, it is reported that trees have also fallen down on Mountain Road, River Hill Road and Bailey Road in Chichester. According to reports, there were wire failures in Burns Avenue in Concord, Ridgewood Circle in Epsom and Webster Mills Road in Pittsfield.
In Boscawen, the Mutual Fire Contract Dispatcher of the Capital Region reported transformer fires in Tremont and Commercial Street areas.
Expect light snow on Tuesday morning.
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