Rhode Island outages after Henri down to about 11,000

Terry Sobolewski President of National Grid Rhode Island briefed reporters August 22, 2021 about recovery from Tropical Storm Henri. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — More than 11,000 customers in Rhode Island remained without power early Tuesday in the wake of the Henri storm system.

Utility National Grid said it is hoping to have most customers back online by the afternoon, but noted that in some cases it may take longer.

More than 80,000 customers in the state were without electricity at the height of Sunday’s storm that made landfall in Rhode Island and brought wind gusts of up to 70 mph.

Only a few hundred homes and businesses were without power in Massachusetts as of Tuesday morning.

 

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