Tropical Storm Henri
August 22, 2021 12:00 am
• Last Updated: August 22, 2021 5:32 pm
A truck driver looks out of his truck after trying to drive through the standing water on South Road at the underpass as members of the Mason family, of Groton, yell to him asking if he needs help Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, in Groton. The siblings were driving to UConn Avery Point to watch the storm Henri when they saw the underpass was flooded and stopped when the truck become stuck and offered their help. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Tropical storm Henri hits southeastern Connecticut Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021.
Journeyman lineman Dan Huggard works to open the cut outs while he and his fellow crew members work on isolating the problem area to be able to energize the majority of the customers on that circuit Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Emma McDonnell, 17, left, and her sister, Abby, 15, take a walk barefoot in a light rain as the storm Henri moves closer early Sunday morning, Aug. 22, 2021, in Groton Long Point. Emma said “ We woke up and saw the weather rolling in and wanted to see what it was like in other areas of the point.Ó Also mentioned they had been at the point for a couple of storms in the past, but this is going to be a good one. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Red Cross shelter manager Beth Rumery, left, and Susan Lund, a registered nurse, assist Patrick Montgomery, of Groton, as he arrives at the Red Cross shelter at Fitch High School Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Kristina Roberge, food service coordinator for Groton Public Schools, individually bags fresh made cinnamon muffins and cranberry nut muffins in the Fitch High School cafeteria kitchen for the Red Cross shelter located in the school Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Kristina Roberge, food service coordinator for Groton Public Schools, places trays of individual bags with fresh made cinnamon muffin or cranberry nut muffin in the Fitch High School cafeteria kitchen for the Red Cross shelter located in the school Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Police and fire department at the intersection of Allyn Street and Library Street were a tree limb was burning on power lines Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, in Mystic. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Ducks swim in the area of the Howard T. Brown Memorial Park boat launch as storm surge and high tide push the waters into the parking lost during Tropical Storm Henri Sunday, August 22, 2021. A U.S. Coast Guard Response Boat - Medium from the small boat station in New London is docked along with a number of yachts at the American Wharf marina in the background. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Bill Waddington, left, demonstrates catching a wave for his son Zane, 15, at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme as Tropical Storm Henri comes ashore Sunday, August 22, 2021. þÄúIþÄôve been surfing all my life,þÄù said Waddington. þÄúI wanted to show him how to do it.þÄù Waddington said he planned to return later in the day in hopes for better than three to four-foot waves. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Bill Waddington, left, and his son Zane, 15, walk back to their car after trying their luck surfing at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme as Tropical Storm Henri comes ashore Sunday, August 22, 2021. þÄúIþÄôve been surfing all my life,þÄù said Waddington. þÄúI wanted to show him how to do it.þÄù Waddington said he planned to return later in the day in hopes for better than three to four-foot waves. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Waves crash ashore at Hawks Nest Beach in Old Lyme Tropical Storm Henri comes ashore Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
A tree limb hangs in the power lines along McCurdy Rd. in Old Lyme Tropical Storm Henri comes ashore Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
A crew from Eversource works to restore power on Route 169 in Canterbury in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Henri Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Peter Huoppi/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
A crew from Eversource works to restore power on Route 169 in Canterbury in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Henri Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Peter Huoppi/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
A fallen tree lays across utility line, blocking Old Plainfield Rd. in Canterbury in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Henri Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Peter Huoppi/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
A fallen tree lays across Elmdale Rd. in Canterbury in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Henri Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Peter Huoppi/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Fallen trees damaged a home at 747 Montauk Avenue as Tropical Storm Henri passes through New London Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
A car splashes through high water on Bank Street, near the intersection with Tilley Street, as Tropical Storm Henri passes through New London Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Family members Allie Jeancy, holding Trevor, 1, David, holding Grant, 5, watch as waves hit a stonewall along Pequot Avenue in New London as Tropical Storm Henri approaches Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
A sailboat rests ashore at Mitchell Beach as Tropical Storm Henri passes through New London Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Ali Muhammad, left, and his landlord Moti Bhattarai look at damage from a fallen tree at 13 Belden Street as Tropical Storm Henri passes through New London Sunday, August 22, 2021. Muhammad and his wife were home with their dog at the time but there were no injuries, the tree also heavily damaged a car. “It came right into my bed though,Ó said Muhammad, “if I was sleeping I´d be in trouble.Ó (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
A crowd watches as waves hit the beaches along Pequot Avenue in New London as Tropical Storm Henri approaches Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Cars and electric company trucks move through heavy water on Bank Street, near the intersection with Tilley Street, as Tropical Storm Henri passes through New London Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
A runner fights heavy rain and winds as he crosses Bank Street as Tropical Storm Henri passes through New London Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Ali Muhammad, left, shows his landlord Moti Bhattarai where a tree fell through his bedroom window at 13 Belden Street as Tropical Storm Henri passes through New London Sunday, August 22, 2021. Muhammad and his wife were home with their dog at the time but there were no injuries, the tree also heavily damaged a car. þÄúIt came right into my bed though,þÄù said Muhammad, þÄúif I was sleeping IþÄôd be in trouble.þÄù (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
A tree was uprooted 747 Montauk Avenue at as Tropical Storm Henri passes through New London Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
A walker moves along the sidewalk of Bank Street as Tropical Storm Henri passes through New London Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Jerry McElwee and his son Antonio, 4, walk along a high surf on the beaches along Pequot Avenue in New London as Tropical Storm Henri approaches Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
A storage container from the beaches along Pequot Avenue gets caught up in the surf in New London as Tropical Storm Henri approaches Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
A beachgoer is his with waves as she stands on a stonewall on a beach along Pequot Avenue in New London as Tropical Storm Henri approaches Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Jerry McElwee and his son Antonio, 4, walk along a high surf on the beaches along Pequot Avenue in New London as Tropical Storm Henri approaches Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Family members, from left, Pam Flynn, holding granddaughter Maeve Hansen, 1, Antonio McElwee, 4, and his father Jerry watch the waves crash on Guthrie Beach on Pequot Avenue in New London as Tropical Storm Henri approaches Sunday, August 22, 2021. þÄúWe had to get out of the house while we could, this isnþÄôt too bad yet,þÄù said Jerry. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Dog walkers move past a boarded up house on from the beaches along Pequot Avenue in New London as Tropical Storm Henri approaches Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Caitlin Hansen, of New London, watches as her daughter Maeve, 1, wearing snow boots, runs along the shoreline of Guthrie Beach in New London as Tropical Storm Henri approaches Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Jerry McElwee and his son Antonio, 4, walk along a high surf on the beaches along Pequot Avenue in New London as Tropical Storm Henri approaches Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Grant Jeancy, 4, reacts to a strong wind as he is held by his father David and mother Allie holds his brother Trevor, 1, all of New London, as they watch from a stonewall along Pequot Avenue in New London as Tropical Storm Henri approaches Sunday, August 22, 2021. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
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