Thousands without power as storms rip through CT

More than 9,000 customers were without power Saturday evening as thunderstorms rolled through wide swathes of Connecticut.

Eversource, which serves 1,312,610 customers in Connecticut, had 10,239 customers without power as of 7:25 p.m. Saturday.

United Illuminating, which serves 344,849 customers in 17 Connecticut town, had 291 customers without power at 7 p.m. Most of the outages were in New Haven, Milford and Woodbridge.

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The National Weather Service, which now says the current heat advisory is through 8 p.m. Sunday, also forecasts periodic thunder storms for this weekend. The heat wave, accompanied by high humidity, has made it feel like 95 to 105 degrees or even hotter most of this week. This prolonged period of intense heat began on Monday and will persist until Sunday, with the most intense heat hitting the last few days.

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