More Than 2,300 Without Power in Tiverton, Little Compton

Update, Monday 4:30 p.m. –  As of 4:30 p.m. Monday, 800 Tiverton customers and 1,539 of Little Compton customers were without power. Across the state, more than 61,000 customers are experiencing power outages.

National Grid is reporting power outages across the state as winds from Hurricane Sandy pick up Monday afternoon. As of 4:15 p.m., more than 61,000 Rhode Island customers are without power.

Across Tiverton and Little Compton 2,339 customers are without power. According to the National Grid's Power Outage Map, approximately the outages are scattered across the region, most likely the result of multiple downed wires, tree limbs and poles, said local emergency management personnel.

South Kingstown leads the pack in Rhode Island with 7,664 outages with Newport close behind with 7,151.

Weather official are projecting the heaviest winds to hit Rhode Island Monday afternoon and into the night with gusts up to 75 mph.

To report an outage or downed power lines, contact National Grid at 800-465-1212.