The storm bringing downpours and strong wind to the Boston area and across New England is knocking out power for thousands of people Friday morning.
Highlighting another danger of high wind, a tree fell on a house in North Andover early Friday morning. No one was hurt, officials head, though power outages were reported in the town.Eversource and National Grid announced ahead of the storm that they would be mobilizing crews from around the country to help address outages.
Up to 70,000 Massachusetts electric customers could lose power for two days or longer due to damaging wind and heavy rain which is expected to lead to downed trees and branches,this week. Connecticut could face up to 125,000 outages, the company said at a separate event earlier Wednesday. Coastal locations like Gloucester and down the Cape are expected to get the worst of it -- including heavy rain, strong winds, and the potential for coastal flooding,
The worst of the storm in terms of wind and rain is expected Friday morning. While that will phase out by Friday afternoon, cold air will flood into New England, which could cause roads to freeze over.
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