Crime & Safety
High Winds Knock Out Trees, Utility Lines, Poles
Greenwich Police say it will take hours to repair damage caused by high winds in backcountry Greenwich.
The powerful, gusty winds that gripped the region Sunday have felled trees, utility lines and poles throughout Greenwich, according to Greenwich Police.
In a statement, police spokesman Lt. Kraig Gray said, "There are several locations throughout town where the high winds have created a hazardous condition."
Among them, "Lake Avenue at Parsonage Road there are trees, wires and polls that are all down. It's going to take 10 to 15 hours for that repair to take place," Gray said mid-afternoon Sunday.
Gray also cautioned motorists avoid North Street at Taconic Road and Stanwich Road at Montgomery Lane where there are trees dangling in power lines. "Although the roads are passable, due to the instability of the trees, I suggest everybody stay out of the area," Gray said.
The National Weather Service's wind advisory — for winds out of the northwest at 15 to 25 mph, with gusts up to 45 mph — is supposed to expire at 6 o'clock Sunday night. According to the Connecticut Light & Power website, there are 183 customers in Greenwich without power as of 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24.
The winds also caused a small tree limb to fall on a car on Putnam Avenue, Gray said.
No injuries have been reported.
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