Flooding & Some Outages - A Message From the First Selectman

Good afternoon this First Selectman Willie Fritz with a Hurricane Sandy update.

High tide was at 11:18am and we experienced some flooding in low areas and isolated outages in Town. What is problematic is that the tides have not really receded which is going to lead to major flooding at the next high tide which is at 11:48pm.

I urge you living south of Route 1 to consider leaving if you have not already, these areas may be inaccessible to emergency personnel as the conditions worsen. Be advised that per state and local requirements, emergency personnel will not be allowed to respond if winds are sustained at 50mph which is forecast for this evening.

If you are going to leave, do it now, the storm is strengthening and accelerating.

Our shelter is at the Eliot Middle school at 69 Fairy Dell Rd. If you come to the shelter please bring medications, special dietary needs. If you have blankets or an air mattress please bring them.

Our Emergency Operations Center can be reached by calling 860-669-0451.  Please take this event seriously. Next update will be at 5:00pm.