Heavy rain that started on Sunday evening is moving out of the state, but not before it changed over to snow for parts northwestern Connecticut.
A flood warning remains in effect for the Yantic River through tomorrow, but the river levels have begun to recede.
North Branford's fire chief said the flooding Monday is the worst he has seen in decades. No one was injured and some residents were transported to the nearby community center.
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Several schools across Connecticut were delayed or closed on Monday morning. See the full list of school delays here.
A post on the Norwich Public Schools' website says all Norwich Public Schools are closed today due to power outages.
Warren is one of the towns that saw snow Monday morning and Linda shared this video with us.
Ask and you shall receive! pic.twitter.com/yl3e5WHRRQ
— Linda Ajello (@mamajello) December 11, 2023
Between two and four inches of rain fell over 18 hours with locally higher amounts.
The rain caused trees and wires to come down in parts of the state. Flooding closed Soapstone Mountain at Shenipsit State Forest in Somers and Wadsworth Falls State Park in Middletown.
Wadsworth Falls State Park, Middletown,CT is closed due to Flooding https://t.co/XX2yts7Iwi
— DEEP (@CTDEEPNews) December 11, 2023
Norwich Public Utilities worked to restore power to several thousand customers.
Eversource was reporting more than 1,100 power outages around 11:30 a.m. The number is around 1,600 as of 1:45 p.m.
High temperatures on Monday will be in the mid-40s. Tuesday and Wednesday look mostly sunny with highs in the 40s.
Thursday looks a little cooler with highs in the upper 30s before highs in the 50s on Friday.
You can get the latest forecast anytime here.
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