Overview

• As of Friday evening, Eversource reports about 4,500 outages and United Illuminating roughly 300 still without electricity
• Utility crews, police, fire marshals and tree removal teams are clearing branches and wires across Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts and Connecticut
• Essex Fire Marshal and Cranston police warn residents to stay clear of live power lines and unstable tree limbs to avoid fatal accidents
• Golf-ball-size hail in Sterling shredded gazebos and carports and left dents on vehicles during Thursday night’s storm
• Lightning strikes ignited a house fire on Ocean Avenue in West Haven, displacing two residents