By Thane Grauel

WESTPORT — Tree limbs took down power lines in the Wilton Road area Tuesday night.

The incident, which began about 8 p.m., had Wilton Road closed to traffic.

Utility trucks arrived on the scene before 11:30 p.m.

The outage had 156 Eversource customers without power around midnight. By sunrise, 40 customers were still awaiting service.

The utility earlier provided estimates when power would be restored, pushing it forward several times.

Wednesday afternoon, all customers had service restored.

The area, after a prolonged period without significant rain, received 2.7 inches in a 24-hour period.

Thane Grauel, executive editor, grew up in Westport and has been a journalist in Fairfield County and beyond more than three decades. Reach him at editor@westportjournal.com. Learn more about us here.