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Storm Isaias Wreaks Havoc In Windsor Locks, East Windsor [PHOTOS]

A powerful storm late Tuesday afternoon left more than 7,000 homes without electricity in East Windsor and Windsor Locks.

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Omelia Rd., East Windsor.
Omelia Rd., East Windsor. (Tim Jensen/Patch)

WINDSOR LOCKS-EAST WINDSOR, CT — Arborists, landscapers, tree trimmers and stump grinders were out in full force Wednesday morning throughout East Windsor and Windsor Locks, as residents began the process of cleaning up after Tropical Storm Isaias caused a path of destruction late Tuesday afternoon.

Numerous trees had fallen - some onto power lines and utility wires - and storm debris was visible at every turn. A total of 3,716 Eversource Energy customers in East Windsor, or 58.92 percent, were without power as of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, while 3,441, or 52.49 percent, were out in Windsor Locks.

By its 4 p.m. update, Eversource reported 3,719 customers, or 58.97 percent, still out in East Windsor, and 3,446 customers, or 52.57 percent, in Windsor Locks. Across Connecticut, 615,994 Eversource customers, or 48.08 percent, still had no electricity.

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The photos below, taken around 9 a.m. Wednesday, illustrate some of the damage caused in the towns. Anyone wishing to add a photo may email tim.jensen@patch.com; please indicate which town you are from.

Plantation Rd., East Windsor.
Rye St., East Windsor.
Scantic Rd., East Windsor.
Mahoney Rd., East Windsor.

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Traffic light out of operation at Newberry Rd., Route 5 and I-91 on-ramps.

(Above 2) Adjoining homes on Cricket Rd., East Windsor, hit by same tree. (Photos: Carrie Topolski)

South Center St., Windsor Locks.
Wire hanging at South Center and South Elm streets, Windsor Locks.
Green Manor Terrace at Lincoln St., Windsor Locks.
In front of the Mario L. Gatti Town Office Building, Church St., Windsor Locks.
St. Mary Parish Center, Church St., Windsor Locks.

Photos: Tim Jensen/Patch

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