UPDATED: Virtally all power has been restored in the Tri-Town-Town as of 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 30. Fewer than three customers in Marion and Mattapoisett remain in the dark, while power has been restored to all Rochester customers, Eversource reports. 

UPDATED: As of 6 p.m., fewer than four Mattapoisett customers are without power and six are in the dark in Rochester. In Marion, 85 households are still out. 

UPDATED: Power outages have dropped in Marion and Mattapoisett as of 11 a.m., while Rochester numbers are increasing, according to Eversource.

Fewer than 1 percent of Mattapoisett households are in the dark, with 21 households out of 4,046 without power, the utility company reports.

In Marion, 296 households, or just under 10 percent, have no power out of 3,191 households.

Both these numbers represent significant drops from the 9 a.m. reports.

In Rochester, though, 749 households are now without power, which represents 29.30 percent of households.

That is an increase of nearly 300 customers since 9 a.m. 

Much of the Tri-Town area was without power as of 9 a.m. as the blizzard has arrived in full force.

Nearly half of Mattapoisett customers are without power, Eversource reports. Nearly 2,000 customers _ 1,916 _ had lost power as of 9 a.m.

About a third of Marion households _ 1,058 _ have lost power.

Rochester residents have the lowest percentage without power as of 9 a.m., with 458 households without power.

Officials remind the public to be careful when using generators and offer the following safety tips.

Place the generator outdoors facing away from doors, windows and vents. Never use a generator inside a house, basement or crawl space, not even inside a garage with the door open. When possible, place the generator 5 to 10 feet away from the house.

Plug appliances directly into the generator or use heavy-duty, outdoor rated extension cords, not to exceed the number of outlets on the generator. Make sure cords are free of cuts and tears and have all three prongs, especially the grounding pin.

Keep the generator dry. Operate on a dry surface under an open canopy or tent.

Dry your hands before touching the generator.

Let the generator cool before refueling. Fuel spilled on hot engine parts can ignite.