Intense thunderstorms coupled with the high winds that passed through Newtown Monday night resulted in 556 local power outages being reported to the Connecticut Light & Power Company (CL&P) as of 9 pm on July 7, according to CL&P spokesman Mitch Gross.

By 2 am on Tuesday, July 8, the number of outages climbed to 572.

As of 9 am on Tuesday, there were 11 outages.

CL&P crews were continuing work to restore power, Mr Gross said.

CL&P has 10,999 customers in Newtown.