Utility crews will spend Saturday working to restore power across the region after weather-related crashes and brutal winds knocked down power lines.
Utility crews are working to restore power across the region amid the bitter cold that has settled in following the storm. Plummeted temperatures have complicated the recovery effort along with lingering high winds days before Christmas.
"Really the biggest challenge we faced is the wind," said Bill Malee, National Grid's vice president of emergency planning."They would die down and gust again, which made it challenging for our crews to have a sustained restoration."Get New England news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.Friday evening: Another round of 45+ mph wind gusts, temperatures crashing to the 20s around 8pm onward. Chance for some snow.
National Grid said the Merrimack Valley was the utility's hardest-hit area of Massachusetts, though being in the dark didn't phase Cynthia Blandini, of North Andover. "Oh, we'll snuggle," she said of herself and her husband."How’s that for an 80- and a 78-year-old? ... We’ll manage tonight."In the Merrimack Valley Friday evening, thousands of people were without power after the storm knocked out trees and utility poles, and took out power lines. National Grid says this was their hardest hit area.
Our crews remain hard at work to restore service to affected customers in Massachusetts. We’re making progress as the storm continues to whip strong winds through the region.
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