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Heavy rain, strong winds could bring some power outages

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Another wave of storms is making its way through the state, bringing heavy downpours and strong winds that could cause some power issues.

Wind gusts over 50 miles per hour are possible in the afternoon.

Several schools made the decision to dismiss early on Wednesday because of the weather. You can see the full list of school dismissals here.

In addition to torrential downpours, a thunderstorm or two is possible and some storms could be severe.

The heaviest rain looks to be between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m.

The strongest winds have moved out, but wind gusts will continue throughout the night.

Tree damage and power outages are possible. Eversource is reporting about 2,400 power outages.

The worst of the wind has moved to the east of us, and the rain will move out of the state by Thursday.

The storm will bring between two and three inches of rain for most of the state, with a few cities and towns seeing four inches.

A flood watch is in effect for northern Connecticut, however, urban street flooding is possible across the state.

Highs will be in the 60s.

Thursday looks clear with highs near 40.

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