The heavy winds that have caused some widespread power outages across the UI service area since this morning are expected to continue through 7 p.m. this evening.
Southeast winds of 15-25 mph with gusts of up to 45-50 mph have affected 530 customers so far today, with East Haven bearing more than half the burden with 276 households in the dark.
Two separate events in Orange have impacted 31 customers in town, this is more inconvenient than usual since students are depending on home computers for their school work.
An advisory is issued when a hazardous weather event is occurring, imminent or likely.