CONNECTICUT, USA — Henri has downgraded into a tropical depression, but Connecticut hasn't seen the last of the storm.
On Sunday, Henri struck Connecticut as a tropical storm after making landfall around 12:15 pm. in Westerly, Rhode Island. It came ashore with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and dumped inches of rain in its wake.
But Henri isn't gone.
Pivoting away from New York, Henri is one again predicted to bring lots of rain.
Hartford and Tolland counties are under a flash flood watch until 3 p.m.
Gov. Lamont, along with Sens. Murphy and Blumenthal, toured Canterbury Monday morning.
“We made sure the utilities were prepared for the worst and that was not the case last time around,” said Gov. Lamont.
Officials also urged residents to stay out of flooded, large bodies of water due to sewage concerns and water quality.
Henri Recap
Henri came ashore around 12:15 p.m. Sunday bringing with it maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. A storm surge warning was later canceled as Henri shifted track once more, cutting across Connecticut.
Heavy downpours caused damage in Manchester, washing away a road by a condominium complex on Ambassador Drive. No injuries were reported.
A tree came down on a home in Canterbury Sunday as well from Henri's winds. Trees also fell onto roadways in the area but FOX61's Angelo Bavaro reports most of the main roads are now clear.
Gov. Lamont is expected to tour the town's storm damage later this morning.
Due to the heavy rain, officials are asking people to stay out of bodies of water for swimming for at least 72 hours over water quality concerns.
First responders were called to a Motel 6 in Vernon as flash flooding trapped people inside.
Officials said the Hockanim River overran its banks due to the rain. Town officials said two cars drove into the water but were disabled due to the water. It was unclear how many people were rescued.
When Henri initially approached Connecticut as a category 1 hurricane, Eversource officials said nearly 800,000 people may lose power. Restoration efforts were initially predicted as taking 8-21 days, prompting some concerns as the forecast predicted hot and humid temperatures for the rest of the week.
However, throughout the day, the total number of outages across the state stayed below 40,000 customers at one time. As of Monday morning, Eversource reported 8,100 outages.
Several roads across the state remain closed as clean-up efforts are underway. Part of Route 6 in Brooklyn is closed due to a tree down with wires and Route 191 in East Windsor is closed at Wells Road because of a tree down with wires in the roadway.
Full list of road closures here.
Overall, the shoreline was spared the worst from Henri but evacuations were put in place as a precaution. Four Apple Rehab nursing homes in Mystic, West Haven, Guilford, and Stonington were evacuated as well as some residents in neighborhoods in Groton and East Haven.
All eyes remain on Henri as it pivots back toward the state.
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