MILFORD, Conn. -- Much of the state was left drenched early Sunday morning as Tropical Storm Hanna moved off the coast.

The center of the storm moved along Connecticut's shoreline around midnight, but the effects of the system were felt throughout the state for much of the day Saturday.

Hanna brought with it strong winds and heavy rains, leaving 6.8 eight inches of water on the ground in Bethel.

The storm also produced strong winds with gusts up to 55 mph, sending trees crashing through homes in both Haddam and Old Saybrook.

Officials said that trees and wires had also been downed in many parts of the state, including Beacon Falls, Derby, Danbury, Colchester, Lebanon, Stonington, Fairfield and Bridgeport

In Waterbury, torrential rain brought caused pressure to build up in storm drain pipes, ejecting manhole covers from their spots..

Multiple roads were closed as the storm moved through because of downed trees and flooding. Click here to read more about road closures caused by Hanna.

Parts of the state were briefly covered by tornado warnings as Tropical Storm Hanna made it's way to Connecticut on Saturday night.

Storm Triggers Tornado Warnings

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Fairfield and New Haven counties. The warning for Fairfield county lasted from about 7:40 p.m. until 8 p.m. New Haven County's warning was issued at about 8:15 p.m. and extended until 9 p.m.

DePrest said that tornadoes produced in tropical systems are generally on the weak side and are mostly short-lived, but he said the threat for serious damage was present.

Redding Police Chief Doug Fuchs told Eyewitness News that there hadn't been any reports of serious wind damage in the town at 8:20 p.m. Redding was one of the towns covered by the warning.

"We have had a lot of flooding, and our fire department is on standby," he said.

Mitch Gross of Connecticut Light & Power said that at 8:30 p.m., 5,100 customers in the state were without power.

Gross said that about 1,800 of those without power were located in Suffield.

"Overall we're doing OK, but we still have a lot of Hanna to come," Gross said. "It's all hands on deck here and we've been watching the storm very closely as it moved up the coast, and we've prepared for the worst and so far we're doing alright. Click here for more about outages.

Emergency officials across Connecticut began preparing for the storm Friday, and a tropical storm warning was issued for much of the state.

The tropical storm was the first to strike the state in nearly a decade. The last tropical storm to pass Connecticut’s coast was Floyd in 1999.