Strong Storms Knock Out Power
The National Weather Service issued several tornado warnings Saturday.
Patrik Geist
A very ominous looking cloud near Indian Field Lane in New Milford. Patrik Geist took this photo around 3:15 p.m. Saturday.
A strong line of storms moved through Connecticut Saturday evening.
Damage was reported in Kent, Ridgefield and Northfield, according to the National Weather Service.
Connecticut Light & Power reported more than 3,500 customers without power as of 7:30 p.m. Approximately 1,000 United Illuminating customers were in the dark.
Tornado warnings were issued for parts of Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven Counties earlier Saturday as a servere isolated storms moved into the state.
A strong cell moved from New York City into Fairfield County around 11:30 a.m., triggering the tornado warning. The same cell was spawned tornadoes in New York.
A tornado watch remained in effect for Fairfield, Litchfield, New Haven, Middlesex and New London Counties until 9 p.m.
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