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The remnants of Tropical Storm Elsa are expected to head into New England on Friday.
The effects of the system will start in southeastern Connecticut in the early morning hours of Friday, said Gary Lessor of the Meteorological Studies and Weather Center at Western Connecticut State University. Depending on what track it takes, it could reach as far north as parts of Norwich.
After making landfall along Florida s northern Gulf Coast, the weakening storm killed at least one person in Florida on Wednesday and injured several others when a possible tornado struck a campground at a Navy base in southeast Georgia, the Associated Press reported.
Preston: 177 customers
Additionally, fewer than a handful of customers in Waterford and Montville lost power, the utility said. The severe storm watch was in effect in southeastern Connecticut until 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
Parts of western Connecticut were hit harder, with wind gusts between 50 and 70 mph in some areas, according to Gary Lessor of the Meteorological Studies and Weather Center at Western Connecticut State University. He said 1.15 inches of rain was reported at Bradley International Airport. In southeastern Connecticut, Lyme saw the heaviest reported rainfall 0.71 inch as of 7:33 p.m., he said.
A little more than 21,000 customers lost power statewide due to the storms Tuesday, he said.
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Storm clouds loom over Mohegan Sun and Trading Cove on Friday, June 4, 2021, as a line of thunderstorms move across northern New London County. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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