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Thunderstorms cause power outages

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A tornado watch for the area was lifted by 7 p.m.

Thunderstorms were responsible for scattered power outages throughout Western Massachusetts on Saturday night.

A tornado watch for the area was lifted by 7 p.m., and area police departments reported that the storms caused little or no damage.

National Grid is reporting that 295 customers in Granby and 131 in Northampton are without power. Electricity is expected to be restored in Northampton just before midnight, and in Granby, at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday.

“We’re primarily seeing trees and or tree limbs coming down on power lines,” National Grid spokeswoman Debbie Drew said.

Western Massachusetts Electric Co. is reporting customers without power in Ashfield, Chester, Conway, Deerfield, Granville, Montague, Springfield, West Springfield and Hadley. Springfield has the largest number of customers without power at 499; Hadley only has one customer without power.

Ashley Duncan, spokeswoman for Western Massachusetts Electric Co., said the Springfield outages are in two separate areas - on Parker Street and on State Street. There is an equipment problem on Parker Street and wires down on State Street. Power is expected to be restored by 10:45 p.m., she said.


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