More Than 200K Without Power After Storm Hits Massachusetts

(TNS) – More than 200,000 Massachusetts customers were without power Monday morning as a result of a strong storm that brought high winds and heavy rainfall to the state.

According to the  Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency  (MEMA), by 12:12 a.m., more than 285,000 people across the state were affected by power outages.

The worst outage was in Pepperell , where 95 percent of customers, or over 4,800 people, were without power at one point. Other places affected by big outages included Belchertown, Marlborough , Mendon , Foxborough, Carver, Weymouth, Quincy and Melrose.

By 12:01 p.m., Pepperell was reporting that the number of customers without power dropped down only to 72 percent still without power.

In general, Plymouth, Bristol and Norfolk Counties were the most affected by power outages, but major outages were also reported in Suffolk, Hampden and Hampshire Counties, as well as in southern Middlesex and Worcester Counties and northern Essex County .

The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning for most of eastern Massachusetts until 7 p.m. Monday, though peak winds are expected to cease around 2 p.m.

Weather spotters across the state recorded 45 to 55 mph winds early Monday morning, according to the weather service. Gusts up to 63 mph were recorded in Goshen , while gusts up to 56 mph were recorded in Norwood.

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