This is a growing list. If you have more sites I should add, please put them in a comment below. Be safe and don’t fly a kite during the storm. For the latest on Hurricane Sandy’s effects on Connecticut, visit courant.com/sandy.
UTILITIES
The CL&P Storm Center with info on outages
CL&P’s Twitter feed, @CTLightandPower and Facebook page at facebook.com/ctlightandpower
CL&P’s lively, 2-minute video on YouTube on what to buy in advance
The United Illuminating storm center, with outage map and more
AT&T storm site (Texting saves network capacity over calling!)
Propane Gas Association of New England
STATE AND TOWN INFO
Sign up for the state’s text alerts!
Guv Malloy’s home page — declaration of emergency signed Saturday
Link here to ALL 169 CITIES AND TOWNS!!!!!!!!
Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
CT Insurance Department Storm Sandy page with tips and info
CT Department of Public Health — safe water, etc.
Connecticut’s guide to emergency preparedness
Old Saybrook scored the www.stormsandy.com url, so go there for shoreline coverage!!!!!
Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency storm page with links for officials
FORECAST SITES
NOAA’s National Hurricane Center
NOAA’s Environmental Visualization Lab, with images of the storm
MSNBC Storm Tracker, the 5-day wind forecast by city or ZIP code
Surfchex.com, live webcams up and down the coast
Federal Emergency Management Agency
TRANSIT
RETAIL
Stop & Shop store locator, with phone numbers
True Value hardware store locator
Black Bamboo Chinese restaurant
SHELTERS AND GENERAL INFO
United Way shelter search — call 211 or click here for locator
Red Cross shelter location finder
How mutual aid works for getting out-of-state crews to Connecticut
Why we need to invest in a ‘smart grid’ and how it works
Evaluating your water-damaged electrical appliances
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10 Responses to Storm Sandy Web Links Here for Prep, Forecast, Your Town, Outages and More
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Much ado about nothing. It’s all designed to scare folks into buying things. I’ll report in on Monday.
Yeah, that’s how I USED to think, until last year. Last year, between Irene and the freak snow storm in October, my family and I were left without power, and couldn’t even buy gas, food or batteries because all retailers were out of power for days as well. It certainly was not much ado about nothing for us then, and I WILL be better prepared this time around.
Renee, I don’t disagree but there is a scare built into events that compels folks to buy things. Lat year was very unique. I only did without electrical for 4 days in Hartford. The burbs were much harder hit. Since I have always included a coal burning stove in the fireplace, I had all the heat I needed. I burned a
To of candles at night and learned to read by candle light.
We can only hope! Luck favors the prepared.
I keep reading where DSS is going to deliver hot meals to seniors, but cannot find any info on that. I have my Mom homebound in Hospice with a care provider, and need some help. Thanks.
Thanks for the information. This will come in handy if the worst does happen!
Hello this message is for Bets,I am a former HHA and worked for many years with hospice folks,if you need assistance please let me know where in Ct. you live,if you are not far from the waterbury, area I will be more then happy to assist your Mom and give you some relief
Nancy D
I second that need for assist. I live in Hartford. Bets, perhaps you could ask Dan to give you our emails. I have a Prius so I get good mileage and traveling would not be hard for me.
12:42 p.m., my daughter called from Branford to say a tree had fallen across a powerline, knocking out electricity on her street, but that CL&P was already there fixing the problem. She does not live in an evacation area.
Addresses of CL&P Executives Homes.
http://www.ctrob.com/Blog/Homes-of-the-Executives-at-CLPNU-Citizens-Challenge-Last-4-Homes-Without-Power