More than 288,300 Massachusetts electric customers have lost power as of 11:15 a.m. Monday, as blizzard-like conditions batter Massachusetts, according to outage maps from Eversource, National Grid and Unitil.
The vast majority of those customers live in Eastern Massachusetts, including the Cape and Islands.
The list below are communities in which more than 20% of power customers have lost electricity:
Bristol County
Cape Cod
Dukes County (Martha’s Vineyard)
Essex County
Nantucket
Norfolk County
Plymouth County
Worcester County
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The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency advises Massachusetts residents to prepare for a power outage by doing the following:
• Keep electronic devices, including cellphones and essential medical devices, fully charged.
• Use generators and grills outside because their fumes contain carbon monoxide.
• Call 9-1-1 to report emergencies, including downed power lines, or if you are dependent on equipment that requires electricity and need medical assistance.
A blizzard warning is in effect for all of eastern, central and southern Massachusetts and is set to last until 7 a.m. Tuesday. During this time, communities in these areas could get 18 to 25 inches of snow and experience wind gusts up to 75 mph.
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