More than 10,000 power outages were reported as a nor’easter continued its way through Connecticut on Monday.

The outages appeared to most heavily affect the southern portion of the state — where a coastal flooding advisory remained in effect until 8 p.m. in the Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex and New London Counties, according to the National Weather Service. A wind advisory was in effect until noon.

The storm was expected to bring rain along with heavy winds between 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, the weather service said. The nor’easter made its way into the state on Sunday and left thousands without power overnight and into the morning hours.

According to Eversource — which serves about 1.3 million throughout the state — 9,912 customers were without power as of about 7:40 a.m. These included 398 customers in Greenwich; 1,214 in Killingworth; 351 in Ridgefield; 184 in East Lyme; 356 in Columbia; 410 in Montville; 220 in West Hartford; and 939 in Torrington.

Days ahead of the storm, Steve Sullivan, Eversource president of Connecticut electric operations, said the company was closely monitoring the nor’easter and was bringing in additional outside line workers to assist with power restoration.

“We will have crews in position at our work centers throughout the state before the storm hits so they can get to any damage locations and restore power as quickly and safely as possible,” Sullivan said in a statement.

According to United Illuminating, 1,093 of its 347,669 customers were without power as of about 7:40 a.m. on Monday. These included 457 customers in Milford; 270 in Orange; 190 in Fairfield; 82 in Bridgeport; and 64 in Trumbull.

The storm also led to multiple road closures in the morning hours, including Route 109 in Washington where a tree came down along with power lines, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Route 309 in Simsbury was also closed because of a downed tree involving power lines. Downed trees and power lines also left Route 341 in Kent and Route 63 in Morris closed, the DOT said.

Forecasts called for as much as two inches of rain to parts of the state. The bulk of the rain was expected to taper off after the late morning hours, with showers expected throughout the day and overnight, the weather service said. Gusty conditions were possible throughout the day.

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