Ashford Severe Weather Alert – June 14-15

STORM STATUS AS OF FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 6:00 PM

Isolated to Scattered Strong to Severe Thunderstorms remain likely particularly north and west of the I-95 corridor in Western, Central and interior Northeast Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut and Northwest Rhode Island as a cold front moves through the region Friday Afternoon and Evening. Strong to Damaging Winds, hail, heavy downpours leading to urban and poor drainage flooding and frequent lightning are the main threats..

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has placed Western, Central and interior Northeast Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut and Northwest Rhode Island in a slight risk for severe weather with a marginal risk for severe weather for the rest of Southern New England. Severe weather potential timeframe is 12 PM-9 PM Friday.

BLOCKED OR FLOODED ROADS:  Call 911 if a road is blocked by fallen trees, flooding, downed wires. Dispatch will log the problem and contact the appropriate agency (State DPW, Local DPW, Fire Department, Utility Company) to address the problem and log the result.

POWER OUTAGES:  Call 800-286-2000 to report an outage. Note, Eversource assesses the impact of the outage based on the number of outage reports they receive from customers. The more customers who report an outage in an area, the higher the priority of Eversource’s response.  

ANY OTHER STORM-RELATED SAFETY ISSUES:  Call First Selectwoman Cathryn Silver-Smith, 860-634-3489 (work cell), 860-428-0011 (personal cell).