Storms cause damage, close roads in Orange, Milford, New Haven areas

Дата публикации: 13-08-2026 09:53:07

Overnight storms caused significant damage in New Haven County, even causing a partial building collapse on the Orange and Milford town line.
Firefighters were called to the area of Marsh Hill Road and Executive Boulevard at 1:20 a.m. for a report of a vehicle that hit a telephone pole that had come down. There were live wires on the vehicle.
The driver was not injured, and the vehicle was not damaged, but the driver was trapped in the car, according to Vaughn Dumas, chief of the Orange Volunteer Fire Department.
They were able to safely get the driver out of the vehicle, but on the way to the crash, they noticed significant damage to the roof of a building on Cascade Boulevard, Dumas said.
Storm damage at Lighthouse Point Park
A peak wind gust of 103 mph was measured at Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven around 1:30 a.m., with another nearby gust reaching 86 mph.
CREDIT: Kaitlin Ortiz in Milford
Crews responded and also found an active gas and water leak in the area, according to Dumas
Firefighters also found downed power lines on railroad tracks. Dumas said that Metro North is handling that.
The damage was caused by straight-line winds, not a microburst or tornado, according to our meteorologists and the National Weather Service.
Marsh Hill Road is closed from Executive Boulevard to the Milford town line due to numerous downed trees and utility poles. Drivers were asked to avoid the area, the Orange Police Department said.
Orange police said cleanup from the early morning storms is well underway, but it will take time for the area to return to normal. Multiple utility poles were snapped in half along Marsh Hill Road, and dozens of trees were damaged on Marsh Hill Road, Executive Lane, and Cascade Boulevard in Orange and Milford.
Police said similar damage was reported in nearby areas of Milford and West Haven. Marsh Hill Road and other affected roads in the area were completely closed and were expected to remain closed for most of the day as crews worked to clear debris.
NBC Connecticut StormTracker Meteorologists say that the path of damage stretches from Milford through Orange and continues into New Haven and East Haven near Cosey Beach.
CREDIT: Kaitlin Ortiz in Milford

Основное содержимое страницы с новостью.

Схожие новости

#	Наименование новости	Тональность	Информативность	Дата публикации
1	Skies turn mostly sunny after early thunderstorms move out for Thursday	0	14.1	13-08-2026
2	Thousands of people without power across the state after overnight thunderstorms	0	8.02	08-08-2026
3	Iwo Jima Memorial on New Britain, Newington town line closed due to storm damage	0	7.34	10-08-2026
4	Recent storm knocks out power at Southbury horse farm for about 24 hours	0	7.7	09-08-2026
5	Did tornadoes touch down in Monday storms? NWS reports ‘several probable paths'	0	9.8	28-07-2026
6	Acts of heroism, selflessness emerge after Monday's powerful storms	0	10.18	27-07-2026
7	Governor Lamont updates residents on storm recovery efforts, ongoing power outages	0	5	05-07-2026
8	3 hospitalized after car crashes into guardrail in Norwalk	0	13.35	10-08-2026
9	Revenge may have been motive in deadly Milford home invasion, warrant says	0	12.78	12-08-2026
10	At least 4 tornadoes touched down in the Chicago suburbs during Monday storms: NWS	0	5.4	28-07-2026

Классификация: Происшествия. Схожих патентов: 0. Схожих новостей: 10. Тональность: 0. Информативность: 5.3. Источник: www.nbcconnecticut.com.