High winds and subfreezing temperatures brought power outages to more than 2,000 homes in western Massachusetts on Sunday and Monday, prompting Eversource crews to work through “treacherous” conditions, according to company spokesperson Priscilla Ress.

“We have had crews working through the night into today, and it’s going to be a multi-day storm. We have very high winds and these trees, their limbs get loaded with snow and ice,” Ress said in an interview Monday afternoon. “Those high winds, they bring the trees and branches down onto the electrical equipment, onto power lines — that causes a lot of damage.”

Ress said while crews are working around the clock to restore power everywhere they can, problems arise as fast as others are resolved.

The high winds of more than 50 miles per hour and icy conditions in rural and mountainous regions, Ress added, make utility repair work particularly challenging and dangerous for crews.

“What we’re dealing with in the Berkshires and the hill towns is in our rights of way,” she said. “First we’ve got to get our crews to where that damage is using off-road vehicles … then we’re dealing with this very high wind, which slows our ability to make a safe restoration. ... You can’t put the bucket in the air if the wind is extremely strong.”

Ress explained that Eversource sent additional crews to the region in an effort to promptly resolve the outages. She suggested that customers report outages and monitor Eversource’s outage map for the location and estimated time span of an outage. As of 5 p.m. Monday, outages could be seen on the map as far east as Leverett and spanning west, with most local outages in western Franklin County.

“We will not stop until every customer has their power restored,” Ress said. “We are working as quickly and safely as possible and understand that, especially in these conditions, it’s particularly difficult to be without your power.”

Anthony Cammalleri can be reached at acammalleri@recorder.com or 413-930-4429.