Power Out in Woodbury This Evening

Thunder, lightning and rain are the names of the weather games today.

In Woodbury, 87 people are reporting power outages as of 9:04 p.m. Friday, August 17, according to CL&P's outage map. On our Facebook page, most folks said the outages were in the area of Quassuk Road.

Suzanne Burch Lovig wrote the following message on our Facebook page: "cl&p estimates 11:30/12 a.m. for apx restore."

How to Report Outages to CL&P

• Report an outage on the CL&P website
• Call 860-947-2000 or 1-800-286-2000

 The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement for Litchfield County.

The storm is capable of producing wind around 40 miles per hour, lightning and heavy rain, according to NWS.

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 National Weather Service: Woodbury Weather Report

• Friday, August 17: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

• Saturday, August 18: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.