Workers extract a temporary garage hurled by 50-70 MPH winds into this power line in Charlotte GMP photos.
by Guy Page
4,861 utility customers were still without power as of 11 AM this morning, according to VToutage.com. The outages peaked at 73,687 at noon Friday.
As predicted by state emergency authorities, the Thursday-Saturday storm brought high winds, snow, rain and a deep freeze. Power lines were felled by tree limbs, high winds, ice, and, in Charlotte, even windblown garages (see photo above).
To date, Vermont state police have not reported any traffic fatalities due to the storm. Unlike other regions of the U.S., no requests for power conservation were issued by utility or power grid authorities. A power “caution” announced by ISO-New England, the regional grid operator, was lifted Saturday.
The top 22 towns with utility customers without power as of 11 AM are:
East Montpelier, 297
Middlesex, 249
Salisbury, 239
Williamstown, 238
Worcester, 228
Bakersfield, 204
Chelsea. 194
Essex 187
Starksboro, 167
Barre Town, 154
Fairfield, 150
Leicester, 130
Hinesburg, 128
Orange, 117
Washington, 115
Sudbury, 113
Corinth, 111
Plainfield, 111
Alburgh, 110
Marshfield, Richmond, Topsham, 97