HARTFORD (1010 WINS) – Gov. Ned Lamont declared a state of emergency in Connecticut on Wednesday over widespread outages across the state caused by Tropical Storm Isaias.
"With more than 700,000 customers experiencing power outages, we need to take several emergency steps that will facilitate restoration," Lamont said in a statement.
"I remain in consistent communication with municipal leaders and utility officials so that we can move resources to where they are most needed at this time," the governor wrote.
Lamont said the Emergency Operations Center is managing both the response to Isaias and the state's continued response to COVID-19.
Some 617,730 Eversource customers were among those without power as of 12 p.m. Wednesday. The utility said it could take days for some customers to get their power back.
