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Increasing winds tonight could lead to additional power outages

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Freezing rain and ice weighed down trees and brought down power lines on Sunday, leading to power outages. As the ice and rain winds down, winds will increase and the risk for outages will go back up.

The outage risk will be highest for those experiencing breezy conditions with ice still on the trees and powerlines.

A few areas of freezing drizzle and light rainfall will be possible though dinnertime but much of the precipitation should be out of Connecticut between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

A wind advisory is in effect for all of Connecticut starting tonight and will last through Monday evening. Peak wind gusts over 50 miles per hour will be possible tomorrow afternoon.

Eversource is reporting more than 23,700 outages as of 7:00 p.m. United Illuminating is reporting over 1,900 outages.

StormTracker meteorologist Alexis Clemons shows the difference between sleet accumulation and freezing rain accumulation and how that impacts power outages.

At one point Sunday morning, United Illuminating was reporting more than 11,500 outages.

Monday is partly sunny with temperatures near or just above 30. Strong winds will keep the feels-like temperatures in the 10s through Presidents' Day.

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