Hurricane Sandy devastated the Connecticut shoreline from Greenwich to Stonington with its storm surge and waves, and did considerable damage inland with its ferocious winds that toppled trees.
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Canton is giving out the same contact info: Still out of power and your neighbors have power? Call CL&P again at 800-286-2000 or via your hand held device on cl-p.com/StormCenter.
You could have bought a generator from your lessions learned last year and btw you can just re-fill the tank for private time with your toilet.
The shoreline suffered a lot of damage during this storm (as well as other parts of Connecticut), but if Connecticut had taken a direct hit from Hurricane Sandy, the devastation would be much worse. New Jersey is not a pretty site right now. There are people still stuck in their homes because of flooding. Sandy was a strong category 1 hurricane. What would have happened if it had been a category 3 hurricane? Connecticut is overdue for a devastating hurricane that could hit its coastline head on and then travel up the Connecticut River. Most towns in Connecticut would be severely damaged. The coastal towns and river towns would be among the hardest hit. Hurricane Sandy was a good test of emergency preparedness. In my opinion, the federal and state governments did a good job in response. Every town official and resident should ask themselves how their town did?