Overnight storms close roads across the state

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(WFSB) – Roads across the state were closed for storm-related reasons.

Storms rolled through Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.

The state Department of Transportation kept a rolling list of the closures.

Here was the list as of 6 a.m. on Thursday.

BRIDGEWATER – Clapboard Road (SR 867) CLOSED between Hut Hill Road & Canfield Road because of a tree down in wires. Reported Wednesday, June 26 at 9:47 pm.
NEW MILFORD – RT 7 CLOSED @ FORT HILL RD DUE TO A DOWN TREE IN WIRES . Reported Wednesday, June 26 at 9:50 pm.
NEWINGTON – RT 176 CLOSED between CHURCH HILL RD AND HOPKINS RD DUE TO TREE DOWN IN WIRES . Reported Wednesday, June 26 at 11:24 pm.
GREENWICH – I-95 Southbound CLOSED Exit 5 because of Crash (Overturned Tractor Tr.). Reported Wednesday, June 26 at 11:43 pm.
HEBRON – RT 85 CLOSED @ EAST ST FOR TREE DOWN IN WIRES . Reported Thursday, June 27 at 12:31 am.
MANCHESTER – RT 83 CLOSED @ SPRING ST DUE TO DOWN TREE IN WIRES . Reported Thursday, June 27 at 1:01 am.
SIMSBURY – RT 309 CLOSED @ RUTHIES LN DUE TO A DOWN TREE AND WIRES . Reported Thursday, June 27 at 1:16 am.
BURLINGTON – RT 4 CLOSED @ PUNCH BROOK RD FOR TREE DOWN W/ WIRES. Reported Thursday, June 27 at 1:44 am.
KENT – Route 7 CLOSED at Bulls Bridge Road because of a tree down in wires. Reported Thursday, June 27 at 1:44 am.
HARWINTON – RT 222 CLOSED @ DELAY RD, DOWN TREE W/ WIRES . Reported Thursday, June 27 at 1:48 am.
NEW HARTFORD – Route 202 CLOSED at Cedar Lane because of a traffic signal down. Reported Thursday, June 27 at 1:50 am.
CANAAN – Route 7 CLOSED at Kellogg Road because of a tree down in wires. Reported Thursday, June 27 at 1:54 am.
GRANBY – Route 10 CLOSED between Floydville Road & Spring Glen Drive because of a tree down, wires arcing. Reported Thursday, June 27 at 2:26 am.
PUTNAM – Route 21 CLOSED at Heritage Road because of a tree down in wires. Reported Thursday, June 27 at 2:43 am.
WINCHESTER – Route 183 CLOSED at Stadler Heights because of a tree down in wires. Reported Thursday, June 27 at 2:57 am.
TORRINGTON – Route 183 CLOSED at West Pearl Road because of a tree down in wires. Reported Thursday, June 27 at 3:01 am.
TORRINGTON – SR 800 (Winsted Rd) CLOSED at College Avenue because of a tree down in wires. Reported Thursday, June 27 at 3:08 am.

For real-time traffic updates, check the Channel 3 First Alert traffic map here.