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A tree on a house near E. Ninth Street in Derby.
Tropical Storm Isaias passed through the area Tuesday, kicking up winds of up to 60 mph and causing more than 20,000 people to lose power in the lower Naugatuck Valley.
Here is how the power outage situation looked at 5 p.m. The wind is expected to be an issue locally until about 10 p.m.
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Between East Ninth and Irving school on Seymour Ave
Ansonia: 5,019 customers (58.6 percent of all customers) without power
Beacon Falls: 50 (1.7 percent)
Derby: 2,675 (41.7 percent)
Naugatuck: 1,275 (8.7 percent)
Oxford: 3,112 (54.6 percent)
Seymour: 2,044 (26.6 percent)
Shelton: 7,874 (42.2 percent)
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Derby, near the Irving School.
Click here for outage data from Eversource.
Click here for outage data from United Illuminating.
Photo by Eugene Driscoll
An upended trampoline in Derby.
Here is a partial list of calls for service (and reader-reported issues) that emergency responders received between about 2:15 p.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday.
2:18 p.m. Ansonia was already at a report of a fire at a resident in the area of 4 High Acres Road. Quickly placed under control.
2:19 p.m. Pulaski & Reservoir, Ansonia, report of a tree on a car
2:21 p.m. Seymour FD asked to standby while Ansonia responds to possible structure fire (at the aforementioned High Acres Road).
2:24 p.m. Report of a tree into a house in Shelton (I didn’t catch the street).
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Ansonia firefighters on High Acres Road Tuesday.
2:26 p.m. Something on Silver Hill Road & Division in Ansonia, either trees down, wires or both.
2:29 p.m. (Twitter) NVHD closed at 2 p.m. due to the inclement weather from Tropical Storm Isaias.
2:32 p.m. Green Briar Road, Oxford, report of tree and wires down.
2:33 p.m. (Facebook) Derby City Hall will be closed at 2:30 today due to the weather. Please stay safe and off the roads if you can.
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Trees across South Main Street in Seymour just before the Ansonia town line.
2:34 p.m. Mary Street at Wooster Street, Shelton, wires down
2:34 p.m. Grove Street, Ansonia, tree across the road.
2:37 p.m. Myrtle Street, Shelton, wires down.
2:46 p.m. Olivia Street, Derby, wires down.
2:47 p.m. Wires down on Quaker Farms Road in Oxford.
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Griffin Hospital, near the emergency department.
2:50 p.m. Wires down, Jewett Street in Ansonia
3:01 p.m. Report of a tree or tree branch possibly hitting a person, Bungay Road, Seymour. Person bleeding from head.
3:03 p.m. Botsford Road in Seymour is blocked by a tree.
3:10 p.m. I notice my kid’s trampoline was blown into our swingset (Derby).
3:28 p.m. Large tree down on E Street in Derby, according to reader on Twitter
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Wires down in Ansonia.
3:33 p.m. Naugatuck police on Twitter: Naugatuck Police are currently responding to numerous tree and wire down incidents as a result of the storm. Residents are advised to remain indoors and off roadways for the storm.
3:34 p.m. Ford Street at Martin Terrace in Ansonia: female trapped under tree but no injuries reported. “Sounds like she got out of the car but can’t get out of the tree.” Person was treated by EMS.
3:50 p.m. The state on Twitter: All #CTDMV offices are currently closed due to inclement weather. Appointments scheduled for 3:45pm or later on August 4, 2020 have been cancelled.
3:54 p.m. Wires down, North State Street, Ansonia.
3:54 p.m. Report of a tree on a house, Colony Street in Seymour. Arriving units saying at least three trees down on separate houses.
4 p.m. My mom in NY reports it’s all calm there but they lost power. Generator in use.
4:09 p.m. Tree on a house, Oxford Road, Oxford.
4:10 p.m. Tree down, Beardsley Road, Shelton.
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Larry’s shed was no match for the tropical storm.
4:11 p.m. Seymour FD on Facebook: “Please stay home if you don’t have to go out!”
4:23 p.m. Report of Botsford Road/Canfield Road, transformer fire, Seymour.
4:29 p.m. Wires down, N. Benhan Road in Seymour.
4:32 p.m. WTNH reports tornado watch has been lifted for southern Connecticut.
4:44 p.m. WTNH reported that Oxford had a wind gust of 60 mph earlier today.
4:45 p.m. Wires down, Hillside Avenue in Seymour.
4:55 p.m. Tree on wires, Mountain Road in Seymour.
5 p.m. Possible structure fire under investigation, Pawnee Road, Oxford.
