The clean up after a recent snow storm and strong winds continues.

The windstorm brought strong gusts through Hartford, but they only experienced one outage when a tree fell across the road, outside their right-of-way, onto power lines.

Crews responded quickly, restored power within two hours, and did a great job handling the situation safely and efficiently, according to Hartford City Administrator Steve Volkert.

"We are proud of the fact, that while other communities struggled with power outages, we did not. Our fire department and electric utility got involved when a tree came down on Grand Avenue. Within two hours, they were back up and running."  

Storms like this are a good reminder for residents to check the trees in their yards, especially silver maples and box elders, which are more prone to wind damage.

The City of Hartford's line clearance program helped. Tree related outages have dropped significantly, but some situations are unpredictable, and homeowner tree maintenance is an important part of keeping the system reliable.