Londonderry News

With only 2% of New Hampshire PSNH customers left without power, PSNH was optimistic on the morning of December 23, 2008. They were hopeful to have all of the customers restored by the end of the day. There was approximately 4,785 in New Hampshire still without power. There was also still a large number of residents in Londonderry that did not have power, but those were only the ones with the connection to their homes gone. By 11:45 AM, PSNH was listing Londonderry as complete, however, the Fire Chief did say that “135 are left without power at this point in Londonderry.” Those who still had not gotten power were encouraged to call PSNH.

There was still around 1,200 line, contract and tree crews in New Hampshire. 157 of those crews were reportedly in Londonderry. These crews had restored approximately 7,000 customers within the previous 24 hours.

In an update from the Town, it was announced that, “The regional shelter located at Londonderry High School Gymnasium is closing as of 9:00 AM today, December 23. Any residents still in need of shelter should contact the Greater Manchester Red Cross.”

There was a few power outages that had occurred the day prior. It was reported that parts of the north end of Londonderry had lost power due to the storm. Some were out for more than an hour. “This included North School at the end of the day for an hour while classes were in session. Natural and emergency lighting kept school in session.”

This story will conclude our series of “Remembering the 2008 Ice Storm.” We hope you have enjoyed reading these glimpses into the past. Hopefully, you were able to look back at some of your own trials and tribulations and laugh. If you’d like to share any of your memories, please feel free to leave a comment.

If you’re interested in reading any of the articles from December 23, 2008, the last day of the storm, follow these links:

Town of Londonderry Ice Storm Update An update from the Town regarding the shelter and restoration efforts. Click to find out who to call when approached by someone posing as PSNH.

Your Own Personal Ice Storm A “Joe’s Two Cents” piece about the Ice Storm.

PSNH Update on Power Outage for 12/23 PSNH’s update on restorations. States that most of the restorations left are those to individual homes.

Londonderry Day 12 No Power for the Unknown 2 Degrees F Overnight An update saying PSNH hadn’t released any new updates and if you did not have power to call them. This story also contains a video of Londonderry.