GROTON, Conn. — Several homes lost their power Sunday morning when Tropical Storm Henri barreled through Connecticut.
Utility crews were seen hard at work replacing downed power lines and restoring power.
“Oh, it was amazing! When the wind just kicked up, we’re not used to that,” said Lisa Kiely of Groton.
When it comes to losing power, it is not a first for Lisa Kiely and her husband. That is why they had their generator tested days in advance.
“We knew it was going to happen. I gave the generator a dry run Saturday, said Thomas Kiely. "Kind of jealous my neighbor over here has a permanently mounted whole house generator and I have a … standalone, but we anticipated it."
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Their neighbor two houses down used their free time to socialize the traditional way.
“We broke out the board games, played a little Scrabble and we got through it,” said Rich Hoyt.
Flooding on South Road under a bridge had crews putting up barriers after cars drove through the water and one car’s engine failed as a result.
On Jupiter Point Road, police advised residents by the shore to evacuate but many of them like Richard Burke stayed home.
“There’s so many false alarms lately - the weather has lost its credibility," said Burke. "We’ve been here for a long time - we’re fairly used to goes on here. I don’t see any reason to be nervous."
The next town over in Stonington, people were seen walking their dogs and taking strolls once the sun unexpectedly popped out.
Most businesses remained closed for everyone’s safety and marinas had their boats safely roped to the dock.
Stonington’s First Selectman Danielle Cheseborough said the preparation was well worth it.
“We’re glad people took it seriously and they prepared. So many people pulled their boats. As you can see behind us, they got them into safety and it’s better to be safer just in case,” said Cheseborough.
Cheseborough reminded drivers to treat intersections as four-way stops if the traffic lights are not working.
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