Hurricane Sandy, October 2012. Governor Dannel P. Malloy (RG 005:041) Director of Operations and Constituent Services Kathryn Damato Files, 2012-2018State Archives / Governor, Office of the (RG 005) / Governor Dannel P. Malloy (RG 005:041) / Governor Dannel P. Malloy Constituent Services Files / Director of Operations and Constituent Services Kathryn Damato Files, 2012-2018 / Email Archive, August 2011- May 2013
Governor Malloy partially activated the state's Emergency Operations Center on October 26 in anticipation of Hurricane (Superstorm) Sandy and signed a Declaration of Emergency the next day. On October 28, U.S. President Barack Obama approved Connecticut's request for an emergency declaration; hundreds of National Guard personnel were deployed. On October 29, Governor Malloy ordered road closures for all state highways to be done in two phases. At 11 a.m. EDT, trucks were prohibited from operating on limited access highways. At 1 p.m. EDT, state highways were closed to all non-emergency vehicles. Numerous mandatory and partial evacuations were issued in cities across Connecticut. The storm knocked out power to over 600,000 customers throughout the state. The bulk of the email messages to the Governor related to road closures preventing people from getting to work, or the slow progress of the electrical utilities to restore power.
