storm damage

A car drove into the back of an Eversource truck that was working to make repairs in Portland after Wednesday’s storm. Police said a car driving on Main Street Thursday night drove into the back of the truck while linemen were working to repair power lines. A tree fell on power lines, and an employee was working in an...

Southwest Florida is getting some advice from the Florida Panhandle as it moves ahead after Hurricane Ian.

The Gladiolus Food Pantry usually hands out supplies on Wednesdays to about 240 families. But when Hurricane Ian swept through last week it canceled their distribution and laid waste to much of their supplies. Food bank founder and director Miriam Ortiz couldn’t even get out of her nearby house the day after Ian because of the floodwaters. Over the weekend,...

Thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds wreaked havoc across our region today, causing major power outages.

People are cleaning up after Tuesday’s rain storm and flash flooding caused damage in parts of Connecticut.

People are cleaning up after Tuesday’s rain storm and flash flooding caused damage in parts of Connecticut. Route 8 North in Seymour was impassable due to flooding, according to the National Weather Service. It is back open. State police said multiple vehicles were stuck on the highway from exit 22 to exit 21 for hours. Those vehicles have since been…

Several towns across Connecticut are cleaning up after severe storms ripped through parts of the state.

A round of storms moved through Connecticut Thursday afternoon, taking down trees and knocking out power in several towns.

Several towns across Connecticut are cleaning up after severe storms ripped through parts of the state. The storms prompted multiple severe thunderstorm warnings. Towns in the greater Hartford area seem to have the most damage reports. Plymouth town officials said there are multiple road closures due to downed trees and wires. Litchfield County Dispatch said the following areas are closed…

Parts of eastern Connecticut are seeing damage after scattered storms moved through the state this evening. Our First Alert meteorologists said wind gusts exceeded 55 mph in the Columbia and Willimantic area at about 6:10 p.m. In Columbia, pictures show some downed trees and a billboard that blew over on Route 66. Route 87 near Route 66 and Lake Road…

Several areas across Norfolk were hit hard because of the storm that’s actively passing through the state. At one point, about 1,000 people were without power, including at a senior housing facility on Shepard Road. That number has since dropped to approximately 500. Meadowbrook Senior Housing was without power and crews responded to the scene to assist. No evacuations were…

Trees snapped and some were completely uprooted. That’s what you’ll find in the area of Warren and Willow streets in Cheshire. Debris lies as evidence of how powerful Saturday’s tornado was. Witnesses say the EF-0 tornado swept through this neighborhood with fierce intensity. “It was a big noise. It was quick, but it was awful,” said Luz Castano. Castano...

Residents of Cheshire are cleaning up on Monday after a tornado briefly touched down in the community over the weekend.

Some residents are cleaning up after trees fell down in and on their properties, as well as on local streets.