IVORYTON, CT (WFSB) - Hundreds are without power on the shoreline after Thursday night’s storm.
Eversource crews are working hard to restore power for the holiday weekend, particularly in the Essex area.
Ivoryton, a section of Essex, suffered severe damage, causing town officials to cancel their Fourth of July parade.
As of Friday afternoon, there were over 850 people without power in Essex.
Sean and Jennifer Soares were two of those people.
They were biking around town to pass the time and check out the damage.
The storm took down trees, power lines, and several transformers.
“You just never know. How many have times have I seen severe thunderstorms and didn’t think anything of it? Fifteen minutes beforehand I took off for a bike ride in downtown Essex and then you see the lightning and wind and think, ‘this is for real’,” said Sean Sores from Ivoryton.
Brian Sterling said he was also stunned by the damage.
“All of a sudden we look up and all of the trees completely white out, the trees pointing completely sideways... I had not seen a storm like this around here,” said Sterling.
However, the storm didn’t stop the Essex Boat Parade the following day.
More than 25 boats participated in the festivities hosted by the Connecticut River Museum.
“It is sunny, it is warm, the humidity has dropped. It’s a beautiful day to be out on the river,” said Elizabeth Kaeser, Executive Director at the Connecticut River Museum.
Some people in Ivoryton were told their power would be back by Friday night. Others were told it may be after the weekend.
“I hope they get it cleaned up as soon as possible. I hope everyone was safe last night because it was pretty intense,” added Sterling.
At 3 p.m. on Friday, there were still many outages: 850 in Essex, 800 in Madison, 700 in Guilford, and hundreds in both Clinton and Westbrook.
Thankfully, no injuries were reported.
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