Unitil Corporation, (www.unitil.com), a provider of natural gas and electricity to customers in New England, is preparing for a major winter snowstorm to impact the region Friday and into Saturday.
According to the most recent forecasts, as much as 6-10 inches of snow are possible in all regions, with the highest totals possible in the Concord, NH region. This snow is forecasted to be wet and heavy, which can stick to trees and limbs, causing damage.
“While winds and snow totals are not expected to be as high as the nor’easter from earlier this month, the snow consistency is expected to be much wetter and cement like,” Unitil Media Relations Manager Alec O’Meara said. “As with many of these late spring storms, the storm’s track and consistency of the snow will be key indicators; we’ll be closely monitoring this storm.”
Unitil has secured additional crew resources to respond to outages. At this time, Unitil does not plan to open its system Emergency Operations Center, but will be prepared to escalate its response if warranted.
Unitil will be communicating throughout the event through Public Service Announcements (PSAs), our website, our customer call center and through the media. We also encourage customers to follow along with our storm updates via Facebook, our Twitter feed (@Unitil) and we will be providing real-time outage information online at www.unitil.com/map.
We recommend our customers remain similarly prepared by checking and making an inventory of the following items:
- Flashlights and fresh batteries
- A battery-operated radio and clock
- Bottled water, canned foods and a manual can opener
- A list of important phone numbers and a car charger for cell phones if applicable
- A first aid kit.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MEDIA: Unitil asks that when reporting outage information, outlets time stamp the information. Outage numbers change hourly and we wish to make sure the information customers receive is consistent and understandable. Re-Tweets and re-posting of old information without referencing a time can create confusion.
Customers experiencing outages should call the following toll-free numbers:
- For the NH Seacoast Area: 1-800-582-7276
- For the NH Capital Area: 1-800-852-3339
- For Massachusetts: 1-888-301-7700
You can also report outages online at http://www.unitil.com/report-outage.
