HARTFORD, CT — Severe thunderstorms moved through Connecticut and left thousands of customers without electricity, with outages affecting homes and businesses across the state. At one point, more than 12,000 customers were in the dark combined between Eversource and United Illuminating. The storms brought a period of heavy rain and unsettled weather before the system began to ease. Forecasters said the rain had ended by Sunday, and temperatures were expected to stay mild through the morning.
Outages Hit Utility Customers
The power problems were tied to the storms that swept across the state, creating a widespread outage response for the two major electric utilities. Eversource and UI together reported more than 12,000 affected customers at the peak of the event. The source did not give a breakdown by town or provide an exact count for each utility, but it made clear that the disruption was broad enough to affect a large number of Connecticut residents. The outages followed several severe thunderstorms and were the most immediate impact reported after the storms passed.
Milder Sunday Forecast Ahead
Weather conditions were expected to improve after the storms, with Sunday forecast to be calmer than the previous day. Morning temperatures were predicted to hold in the middle 60s, giving the region a mild start to the day. Skies were expected to begin sunny before clouds built later in the afternoon. Forecasters also said a spotty shower could develop, although many locations were expected to stay dry. The day should feel cooler overall, with highs in the lower 80s.
Dryer Weather Into Monday
The outlook beyond Sunday called for more settled conditions. Sunny skies were expected Monday and Tuesday, and temperatures were projected to warm up again fairly quickly. That pattern would follow the brief break from the thunderstorms and offer a stretch of more stable weather after the outage-causing system. The source did not mention any additional storm threats in the immediate forecast, only that the region would move back toward sunshine and rising temperatures as the new week began.
What Residents Could Expect
For residents dealing with the aftermath, the main concerns were the lingering outages and the chance of a few leftover showers before the weather fully cleared. The report indicated that many communities would likely stay unimpacted and dry through much of Sunday, despite the possibility of isolated rain. With temperatures staying mild in the morning and cooler in the afternoon, the day was expected to be manageable compared with the storms that came through earlier. Utility customers, meanwhile, were left waiting for service restoration after thousands lost power.
