Update: New Hampshire Power Outages Climb Back Up To 38,000

GRAY, ME — The first day of November brought with it a wind advisory for most of New Hampshire, offering gusts of up to 55 mph, as well as tens of thousands of Granite State utility customers without power. The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory Friday morning, warning of gusts in the wake of a cold front. The wind is expected to stay strong until early evening.

"Wind gusts of 50 mph or higher have the ability to down large tree limbs," according to the alert. "This will likely result in power outages. Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects."

Hello everyone, good morning. It's going to be a very windy day today with wind gusts anywhere between 45 and 57 MPH. A few spots could have gusts around 60 MPH mid morning through early afternoon. Take it easy out there. Here is what we expect for wind gusts today. #nhwx #mewx pic.twitter.com/5yoSaJd9FC
— NWS Gray (@NWSGray) November 1, 2019

The wind advisory is active until 5 p.m.

At 1 p.m., Eversource was reporting the most customers without power, around 27,000, which was down from about 52,000 during the early morning hours. During the last two hours, another 14,000 Granite Staters lost power though.

The company has nearly 600 mineworkers scrambling to restore power.

"We proactively positioned our workers and additional contract crews throughout the state in advance of the storm, which enabled us to make good progress through the night," said Eversource New Hampshire Vice President of Electric Operations Joe Purington. "Our crews remain ready to respond to any additional power outages that result from the strong winds today and we will continue to shift them to assist in the areas where they are needed most. Our team will work around the clock until all our customers have power."

The company's largest outages are in Laconia, about 2,200, and New London, at more than 1,400. Outages of between 2 and 250 are being reported in Amherst, Bedford, Londonderry, Merrimack, Milford, Portsmouth, and Windham. Earlier this morning, Windham had more than 3,600 residents without power.

The New Hampshire Electric Coop has around 11,500 customers without power, with the largest outages being reported in the Upper Valley and the Lakes Region. Andover is reporting 1,300-plus out with Wilmot has 763 without power.

STRONG WINDS are expected throughout today. Steer clear of any downed wires & call 855-349-9455 to report them. We do not anticipate many outages, but if you do lose power report it by calling 855-349-9455 or by using the Report an Outage form at https://t.co/LE3TMIgwPT. Be safe! pic.twitter.com/fYMVNqrw87
— Liberty Utilities NH (@LibertyUtil_NH) November 1, 2019

Liberty Utilities has about 400 customers without power, mostly in the Upper Valley, but one in Salem.

11/1/2019: Very #windy conditions are expected today with widespread #gusts between 50 - 55 miles per hour. Power Outages are likely. Winds will diminish late this afternoon and tonight. Report #PowerOutages to your utility provider. #NHwx #ReadyNH pic.twitter.com/Mv12m2CM5F
— NH HSEM (@NH_HSEM) November 1, 2019

Unitil is reporting nearly 600 without power including more than 300 in Hampton and smaller outages, between 1 and 140, in Concord and the capital region.

Our crews have been working through the night to restore power to customers after the overnight wind storm. Currently ~13K outages scattered across the state. If your power is out, please report the outage at 800-662-7764 or https://t.co/2OZbMm9mhi. pic.twitter.com/eKYoTmPDmv
— Eversource NH (@EversourceNH) November 1, 2019

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