Over 120,000 On South Shore Without Power After Nor'easter

PLYMOUTH, MA — An aggressive nor'easter whipped across New England Wednesday leaving over 500,000 without power at one point. As crews continue to work to restore power, thousands are still left in the dark, wondering when they can resume their day-to-day.

More than 325,000 customers remained without power as of 10 a.m., according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. Of those 325,000 people without power, over 120,000 of them are Plymouth County residents.

A large number of people have had their power restored since Wednesday, but Gov. Charlie Baker said finishing this process could take days.

"Eversource and the other utilities are already working to restore power where they can, but in some cases, they do need to wait until the winds come down before it's really going to be safe to get up into a bucket truck," Baker said Wednesday night during a press conference in Scituate, were 100% of the community had no power. "At this time, they expect that it will be a multi-day process."

The National Weather Service is recommending people not travel in Southeastern Massachusetts, where winds have been gusting with hurricane-like strength. In Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, a 94-mile-per-hour gust was recorded.

Towns like Norwell, Pembroke, Plympton, and Marion are still 100% in the dark as of 10 a.m. Thursday morning.

Town officials and public safety workers are still reminding people to be aware of wires and to assume that every wire is a live wire.

"There's significant work left to be done, and the most significant impact we're seeing at this point obviously relates to the power outages," said Gov. Charlie Baker.

Eversource crews are working around the clock to help restore power in some of the hardest-hit areas, and Wednesday night the City of Brockton declared a state of emergency.

"This storm poses an imminent threat to public safety with a high likelihood of hazardous conditions, flooding, downed trees, widespread power outages, and property damage," said Brockton Mayor Robert F. Sullivan in the emergency declaration.

The winds are supposed to quiet down as the week continues, with rain coming in late Friday night and continuing until Saturday night.

SEE ALSO:

• MA Power Outages Climbing After Powerful Nor'easter Blows Through
• Fierce Nor'easter Leaves 500,000 Without Power
• Brockton Declares State Of Emergency Amid Nor'easter
• North Shore Nor'Easter: Thousands Still In Dark As Storm Departs

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