A massive storm system packing powerful winds and drenching rains left more than 1.5 million homes and businesses without power Monday across the Northeast, forcing hundreds of schools to close. In Connecticut, more than 131,000 customers were without power, according to power company Eversource. National Grid also reported close to 300,000 customers were without power in New York state, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Central Maine Power said more than 350,000 customers ─ more than half of the energy company’s customer base ─ were without service, topping the the Ice Storm of 1998. The same storm system also caused problems earlier Sunday in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, knocking out power and causing localized flooding.

Source: Fox News October 30, 2017 14:51 UTC