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Video Update - Strong Nor’easter Causing Multiple Outages

A storm update from Unitil
Hampton, NH

We are seeing heavy wet snow in high volumes in our service territories. We've already seen close to two feet in the Fitchburg area. Unfortunately, we're expecting to see another six or seven inches from now until midnight. 

On top of that, we're going to see high gusty winds. Possibly as high as 60 mph on the coast and 50 mph inland. 

We really haven't seen the peak of this storm yet. We're expecting that between now and midnight. Based on what we're already seeing in the field we are expecting this to be a multi-day event. 

We're going to be restoring power where we can today but we're also focused on public safety. There are a lot of wires-down calls out there. 

Tomorrow, we'll continue to restore but we're also going to be working on that damage assessment. We need a clear picture of what's going on in the field so we understand how long it's going to take to restore power. 
 

 

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Unitil Corporation provides energy for life by safely and reliably delivering electricity and natural gas in New England. We are committed to the communities we serve and to developing people, business practices, and technologies that lead to the delivery of dependable, more efficient energy. Unitil Corporation is a public utility holding company with operations in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Together, Unitil’s operating utilities serve approximately 108,500 electric customers and 88,400 natural gas customers.

 

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