Eversource is reporting that 4,280 of their 1,270,775 customers have lost power due to the thunderstorms and lightning.
Danbury was hit the hardest early on, with 263 customers reporting outages just before 4 p.m. Tuesday. Other Fairfield County outages were reported in Darien (38), New Fairfield (32), Ridgefield (15), Stamford (12), Westport (three), Newtown (three) and Greenwich (one).
A cold front is expected to hit the area on Tuesday afternoon, bringing thunderstorms and cooler temperatures - as well as strong wind gusts, thunder and lightning. Flooding has also been predicted in urban and low-lying areas.
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