storm damage

Storms rolled through Connecticut Wednesday afternoon, and into the night some roads were still closed after the strong winds left behind sporadic damage in Granby and other parts of the state. Utility crews scrambled to restore power to thousands after a fast-moving storm swept across the state. In Enfield, Angel Mack was home with her son Tyler when the storm…

It’s been a week since severe storms tore through New Haven county and the memories for some are still fresh. Particularly among those whose homes were destroyed. “I saw a tree pressed up against our house and the next thing you know the ceiling is cracking and falling on us,” said Grace Booth of Branford, who was recording the...

Some shoreline towns are still continuing to clean up following the touch down of last week’s tornado and strong storms.

Trapped in Thursday’s storm, Branford’s Maria Adinolfi was forced into an unthinkable position. With trees falling in front and behind her minivan, she had nowhere to go. Adinolfi said she received a tornado alert on her phone. Worried, she picked up her children from daycare early. With her three-year-old son Gaetano and one-year-old daughter Pamina in the minivan, they...

Bethany residents talk about the damage they saw caused by a tornado.

Much of Branford was still reeling Friday night after Thursday’s storm but perhaps there was no street hit harder than Meadow Wood Road. Trees are still draped over wires and the debris field only gets worse the further down the road you travel. “All the trees. Everybody’s lost them,” said Joe Lombardo, who had a storage shed crushed by...

Branford was hard-hit by storms Thursday afternoon, and as of Friday night, some roads were still impassable.

On Friday, the town of Hamden was once again cleaning up after a tornado. “We try to take care of the urgent stuff, you know like trees on houses, trees blocking driveways, just try to get people out and accessing their homes safe,” said Mayson Boyhen, CEO of Boyhen Property Services, a tree service company that’s been busy the...

As quickly as Thursday’s storm blew through, it was over, but in that short period of time 91-year-old Betty Moore said six trees fell on her house and around her property. “I started to scream ’cause the tree went through the roof,” Moore recalled. As she stood upstairs in her home, Moore said she could feel the trees land...

Calling it the ‘scare of her life,’ 91-year-old Betty Moore rode out Thursday’s storms as they rolled through North Branford.

Hamden was hit by winds close to 100 mph. Quinnipiac had to cancel classes Friday while crews work to clear the damage and restore damage.

Branford residents face clean up challenges after tornado.

After powerful storms hit, communities are starting to assess and pick up the damage.

Whipping winds and heavy rain moved through Hamden Thursday afternoon.

With the potential for damaging winds from a strong line of storms on Thursday, some are rushing to try and get tree damage left behind by Isaias cleaned up.

As part of the state’s initial damage assessment, the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security says towns and cities have until August 19 to provide to them their damage and costs associated with the storm to determine if FEMA state and county thresholds are close to being met.

After losing power last Tuesday, the team at Noel’s Market in Colchester was thankful when the lights came back on Friday morning. While excited to reopen, the good news did not erase the damage that was already done. “We had to throw everything out,” said Jamie Noel, owner of the market. Noel was able to get the shelves stocked...

Small business owners, already dealing with a pandemic, are facing long-term impacts from the power outages that followed Tropical Storm Isaias.