Thousands of people were without power in Connecticut on Tuesday as winds reaching 50 mph or more knocked down power lines across the region.
Fallen wires forced police to close more than a dozen roads, including streets in Windsor, Wethersfield, Farmington and Burlington. More than 17,000 customers were without power Tuesday morning.
Blackouts were affecting 30,000 customers across Massachusetts including in Boston, where high winds toppled scaffolding at the site of a seven-story building under construction late Monday night.