Christmas storm

A storm packing a mix of heavy rains and winds knocked out power to thousands of homes across the Northeast region Christmas morning. There were more than 7,000 customers without power early Friday in Massachusetts. As of 10:45 p.m., 740 had yet to see their power restored. State officials and utility companies had warned that the winds could knock down…

Eversource crews were busy Friday but one said it wasn’t nearnly as bad as they feared.

Thousands of people in Massachusetts woke up without power Christmas morning as downpours and wind gusts reach height intensity through 11 a.m. More than 7,000 people in Massachusetts lost power Christmas morning as of 8 a.m., according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management System. Outages are scattered across the state. National Grid and Eversource crews said they were ready to respond...

Crews were on standby Christmas morning to respond to expected scattered power outages in Massachusetts.

We’re gearing up for a nasty Christmas storm tomorrow. Today’s weather is rather tame, comparatively, with a little sun and a slowly increasing wind in the afternoon. If you’re running around for last-minute items, the weather will stay dry… …until after dark. We could see a few renegade showers break off from the main storm and zip by through...

Today (Thursday): Cloudy. A late sprinkle. Highs around 50. Overnight Christmas Eve: Rain west, showers east, pockets of dense fog. Temperatures in the 50s. Christmas Day: Rain, gusty wind and fog – worst in the morning with scattered outages, but rain lasts until late day. Highs in the 50s, 40s late.

High winds and potential flooding are leading electrical companies to gear up for Christmas outages.