With a large-scale power outage continuing to impact Hawley, Charlemont, Heath, Monroe and Rowe on Tuesday, multiple communities opened up warming centers for residents and Hawley declared a state of emergency.

According to the National Grid outage map, many residents have been without electricity since 10 p.m. on Sunday as high winds downed trees and power lines, while also posing a safety hazard for crews looking to restore power. As of Tuesday afternoon, nearly 1,500 households were still without power.

“The primary concern is for everyone’s heath and safety,” said state Rep. Natalie Blais, who spent time at the National Grid Mobile Command Center that was set up in Berkshire East Mountain Resort’s parking lot on Tuesday afternoon to coordinate repair crews. “There’s a real concern for welfare; we’re going on three days with no power.”

In response, warming centers were set up across the region. Generators kept the power and heat on for residents to stay warm at the Hawley Town Office, Charlemont Town Hall, Charlemont Federated Church, Heath’s Jacobs Road Municipal Center, Trinity Church in Shelburne Falls and Rowe Town Hall. Blais said an American Red Cross disaster relief unit was at the Charlemont church providing warm lunches and drinks.

“Right now, the Town Offices are open and people can come to warm up and get snacks, drinks and socks,” Brandon Root, Hawley’s emergency management director, said Tuesday morning. “We plan to put crews together for door-to-door wellness checks this afternoon.”

Residents said they were happy to have a chance to get out of the cold for a bit.

“We are warm, and we are dry, and the toilet flushes,” said Loretta Dionne, who was staying warm at Rowe Town Hall on Tuesday, alongside her dogs, Sassy and Lady.

Root said he had spoken with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency and National Grid, and until the high winds stop, National Grid crews would be unable to safely make repairs and restore power.

“We’re just waiting for the wind to die down. National Grid crews can’t go up in the bucket trucks to make repairs with it being so windy,” Root explained.

As of Tuesday afternoon, National Grid estimated power would be restored to the nearly 1,500 households by 8 p.m., according to the outage map. Another cluster of households in Charlemont showed an estimated restoration time of 11:45 p.m.

“Line crews are doing everything they can in these frigid temps,” Blais said, expressing her gratitude to the workers. “But National Grid should have been on it sooner.”

Blais added that while she was disappointed with how long the power has been out, she also appreciates how residents are working together to stay warm during this time.

“There are people going door to door checking on their neighbors,” Blais said.

Root said there have been no reported emergencies due to the power outage, though there are households without water that are requesting deliveries of potable water.

“We’re just trying our best,” Root said.

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