CT Weather: Henri Leads To Even More Rain Monday

CONNECTICUT — At one point it seemed like Henri would make landfall in the center of the state as a category one hurricane. Henri ended up making landfall just over the Connecticut border in Rhode Island Sunday afternoon and while it knocked out power to more than 30,000 residents, it's far less than Eversource predicted on Saturday.

Eversource was bracing for the potential that between 500,000 and 750,000 Connecticut customers could lose power for days due to Henri. The storm kept tracking east and lost some of its energy, which mitigated the full impacts on Connecticut, especially in the area of wind gusts.

While Henri didn't produce the power outages initially feared, the rain is a different story. Several inches have fallen already in southeast Connecticut, and several inches are still expected across the state into Monday night.

Flash flood warnings were issued in several parts of the state and Interstate 91 was briefly closed in Wethersfield. All tropical storm warnings were cancelled for Connecticut as of 5 p.m. Sunday.

The National Weather Service said heavy rain bands will continue to spin across Connecticut through Monday.

Feds Approve Emergency Aid to Connecticut

The federal government has approved Gov. Ned Lamont's request for Connecticut to receive a presidential pre-landfall emergency declaration in advance of the storm's impact.

"This storm is going to have a major impact on Connecticut, and I appreciate President Biden and FEMA for the measures they are taking to support our state in advance of the storm making landfall," Lamont said.

The State Emergency Operations Center became fully activated as of Sunday morning, and officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are already embedded there

See also: Town-By-Town Power Outages

• Motorcycles, Tractor Trailers Banned On I-95 During Henri: Lamont

Forecast conditions for Sunday night, Monday and the upcoming week

Southern Connecticut

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 71. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 71. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Northern Connecticut

Tonight: Tropical storm conditions possible. Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 9pm, then patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: Scattered showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 79. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then isolated showers between 10pm and midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Light southwest wind.

Thursday: A chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 7 mph.