CT Weather: 2 Tornadoes May Have Touched Down On Saturday

CONNECTICUT — Severe storms rolled through the state on Saturday afternoon and suspected tornadoes touched down in Branford/Guilford and Plainfield/Sterling, according to Connecticut's leading meteorologists.

NBC Connecticut Chief Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan said on Twitter that he believes there were two tornadoes that occurred across the state on Saturday. (Read more about NBC CT's coverage of the tornadoes here).

Nearly 10,000 residents are currently without power, including: 1,537 in Guilford, 750 in Branford, and 750 in Stonington.

Once the storm departed around 6 p.m., temperatures dropped considerably and Connecticut will see much cooler weather next week. Winds will still be strong Saturday night.

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Here are the extended forecast details for southern Connecticut:

Tonight: Isolated showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Southwest wind around 8 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Areas of frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 4pm. Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 6 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 9 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

Here are the extended forecast details for northern Connecticut:

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Some storms could be severe, with large hail and damaging winds. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 31. West wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 50. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers, mainly between 10pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind around 8 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.