Trees and wires down calls kept first responders going from one incident to another nonstop, often their direct route to a call blocked by other downed trees and power lines.
Traffic lights went dark throughout town and to add to the troubles the fire department radio system experienced periodic outages.
A police car was involved in a crash en route to a call, but there were no injuries.
The extent of the power outages came close to the outages experienced during Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Eversource said at mid-afternoon that 93% of its Westport customers were without power.
The fast moving storm swayed trees throughout town with winds more of a problem than rain. By 4 p.m., the winds had died down and cleanup was underway.
The town closed beaches at 1 p.m. and evening meetings via livestreaming were canceled or postponed.
Trees and wires down calls kept first responders going from one incident to another nonstop, often their direct route to a call blocked by other downed trees and power lines.
Traffic lights went dark throughout town and to add to the troubles the fire department radio system experienced periodic outages.
A police car was involved in a crash en route to a call, but there were no injuries.
The extent of the power outages came close to the outages experienced during Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Eversource said at mid-afternoon that 93% of its Westport customers were without power.
The fast moving storm swayed trees throughout town with winds more of a problem than rain. By 4 p.m., the winds had died down and cleanup was underway.
The town closed beaches at 1 p.m. and evening meetings via livestreaming were canceled or postponed.
