Heavy rain and powerful winds are causing dangerous road conditions Sunday.

Greenwich firefighters warned drivers to be aware of slick conditions on wet roads after a rollover crash on the Merritt Parkway northbound near exit 27 Sunday morning.

Minor injuries were reported in that crash.

Emergency crews in Middletown responded to several crashes on Route 9 Sunday. 

Conditions will only deteriorate throughout the day. The NBC Connecticut meteorologists have issued a First Alert for heavy rains and powerful winds moving through the state Sunday and into Monday. Rainfall totals between 1 to 3 inches are expected and winds could reach over 60 mph in some parts of the state.

A flash flood watch has been issued for all of Connecticut and drivers are reminded to never drive into standing water in the road.

AAA also warned drivers ahead of the storm to really take the forecast into consideration.

"AAA research shows there are more single-vehicle crashes when the roads are wet than when it snows, and that has a lot to do with people don't adjust their driving habits for the rain the way they do with the snow. So we want to encourage people to slow down, increase their following distance, and take the weather into consideration," said AAA spokesperson Amy Parmenter.

For more information on the forecast, click here.

The Meriden Humane Society was asking for volunteers to help them with a flooding problem on Sunday night.

The heavy rain caused flooding in their outdoor kennels, which also led to flooding in their indoor dog room, according to a post on the Meriden Humane Society's Facebook page.

Staff members shoveled a trench to redirect the water, but the heavy rain was falling faster than they could dig, the post said.

Workers asked for volunteers to show up at the shelter, which is located at 311 Murdock Avenue in Meriden, and help dig trenches to drain the water.

Power is out for more than 146,000 homes and businesses Monday morning from a large storm that whipped through Connecticut and crews from Eversource said it could be a couple of days before people have power in parts of the state.

The storm brought heavy rain and high winds throughout Sunday night. Some gusts exceeded 60 miles per hour.

Eversource is reporting more than 139,000 outages, including more than 1,000 in Bethel, Branford, Canterbury, Cheshire; Chester; Clinton; Colchester; Coventry; Deep River, where all of town is in the dark; East Haddam; East Hampton; East Hartford; East Lyme; Essex; Glastonbury; Griswold; Groton; Guilford; Haddam; Hebron; Killingly; Lebanon; Ledyard; Madison; Manchester; Marlborough; Middlefield; Middletown; Montville; Naugatuck; New Britain; New Canaan; North Stonington; Old Saybrook; Plainfield; Preston; Ridgefield; Stonington; Thompson; Tolland; Vernon; Voluntown; Waterford; Westport; Windham; and Windsor.

Eversource said they have extra crews out and they are working on assessing the damage and restoring power. 

United Illuminating had more than 13,000 without power early Monday morning. That number was down to 4,617 as of 9:45 a.m. 

Norwich Public Utilities was reporting around 3,400 power outages as of 4 a.m. As of 8 a.m., there were around 2,100 power outages and the most significant issues are along Asylum Street and New London Turnpike.

See a list of Eversource outages here.

See United Illuminating outages here.

A man was trapped in a U-Haul truck for hours in the Oakdale section of Montville after a tree came down on Route 161, taking a utility pole and wires with it.

Firefighters said the man was driving a 14-foot U-Haul down Route 161 in Oakdale when a tree came crashing down, bringing a utility pole and wires down with it. The U-Haul was carrying a car on a trailer behind it.

There were wires in front of it so the driver could not move forward or back up.

The driver was told to stay put because first responders were unsure whether those wires were live. The incident commander reports that when Eversource arrived they were unable to verify the status of the wires because they aren’t grounded. The fire department attempted to rescue the man, but he refused, choosing to stay with his belongings instead.

Route 161 will remain closed indefinitely at Flanders and Butlertown roads. Eversource is waiting for both a tree crew and line crew. They do not expect to have the road reopened before daylight.

Local firefighters have responded to multiple incidents across the state Monday morning. Getting to emergencies in the middle of the storm was a challenge for first responders.

The Oakdale Fire Chief tells NBC Connecticut they were called to three homes that were hit by trees.

"A tree that came down on a house and we were actually blocked trying to make a response to that house right away," said Oakdale Fire Captain Rich Waselik.

One on Lake Drive East sustained significant damage. A large old tree is now resting on its roof. The chief said the couple who lives there is now staying with family.

A mobile home was also damaged by a tree, but first responders said the people who live there elected to stay.

More than 1,400 Eversource customers lost power during and after the storm.

About half of women working in America today say they've experienced an unwelcome sexual advance or harassment at work, according to a poll conducted last week by NBC News and The Wall Street Journal.

The poll comes amid the #MeToo movement on social media, in which women responded to accusations of sexual misconduct from famous men in media and beyond by saying it's happened to them as well.

The poll found that two-thirds of Americans believe sexual harassment is widespread, and significant shares of both men and women say the recent spat of news reports about misconduct changed how they think about the issue.

Additionally, 41 percent of men who are now employed admit they've seen women being mistreated at work.

A 12-year-old boy jumped off an overpass in Virginia Saturday, killing a woman who was driving her SUV on the interstate below, Virginia State Police said.

Marisa Harris, 22, of Olney, Maryland, was driving on eastbound I-66 when the boy jumped from the Cedar Lane overpass and landed on her SUV about 4:18 p.m., state police said.

Harris' boyfriend was sitting in the front passenger seat and was able to steer the car off of the highway and stop it. Harris was pronounced dead at the scene. Her boyfriend was not injured.

Police said the boy was taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital and is being treated for life-threatening injuries.

Harris' mother told News4 Harris was a graduate student at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia, studying clinical counseling. She had recently taken a trip to Budapest as part of a college course.

Her mother said if given the chance, Harris could have helped the boy who had jumped. She wanted to use her degree to help children, family members said.

Marymount University officials reacted to the news in a statement Monday morning.

"Every student contributes immeasurably to the community we create together at Marymount University. The loss of any student, particularly in so heartbreaking a manner, grieves us all," the statement said. 

The school made counselors avaliable to students and staff. Officials are planning an on-campus memorial.

"It shows us again that we all need to be conscious of what's around us," AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman Tom Calcagani said.

However, Harris likely did not have enough time to react, AAA said.

There is fencing on the overpass, but it only extends above the train tracks that run between the lanes.

State police originally said a man had fallen off of the overpass.

Police said they are investigating the incident as an attempted suicide.

If you are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting 'Home' to 741741.

A tree came crashing down on a house in South Windsor and a branch hit a woman who was in bed. 

Police said it happened on Birch Hill Road in South Windsor. 

No additional information was immediately available.

West Haven High School was evacuated after reports of a gas odor Monday morning, but school is back in session. 

Officials said students were allowed back in right away.

The cause was a gas leak from a faulty burner on the stove in the cafeteria.

Stratford police have arrested a man accused of illegally towing cars out of parking lots around town.

Police said 27-year-old Stephen Verity faces larceny charges after towing at least 10 cars from the parking lots at the Dock Shopping Center and Sherwood Apartments between Oct. 1 and Oct. 9. According to police, Verity looked for “violations” but did not have the consent of the property owners, which is required by state law.

Verity owns Steve’s Automotive at 219 Naugatuck Avenue in Milford.

He was arrested Friday and charged with one count of first-degree larceny, four counts of second-degree larceny, and five counts of third-degree larceny. He is due in court on Nov. 3.

Anyone who had their car towed by Verity should report it to Detective John Therina at 203-385-4128.

An American professor held hostage by Taliban since 2016 is seriously ill and in need of immediate medical treatment, the Afghan militant group told NBC News Monday.

Kevin King was kidnapped at gunpoint from the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul alongside Australian colleague Timothy Weeks in August 2016.

A Taliban commander, who asked for anonymity as he was not permitted to speak to the media, said 61-year-old King is in "serious condition" due to his heart disease and urgently requires hospitalization, NBC News reported.

"Whatever we could do, we did to save his life but it's beyond our capacity and resources to provide him the quality of care he needs," the commander said, adding that the militants "should not be held responsible" if King were to die.

Several state parks are temporarily closed due to storm damage Monday.

The following parks are closed Monday due to downed trees:

• Haystack Mountain State Park in Norfolk
• The Green Falls section of Pachaug State Forest in Voluntown
• Sherwood Island State Park in Westport
• Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam
• Hopeville Pond State Park in Griswold (closed until noon)
• Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme
• Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford

For state park notices and closings, follow CT State Parks on Twitter.

A 19-year-old Connecticut man is dead after a stabbing in Hartford. 

Police said they found him when officers responded to York Street, just west of Zion Street, just before 3:30 a.m. after someone reported that a man was unconscious on the sidewalk. 

The victim had several stab wounds and was transported to Hartford Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:04 a.m. 

As officers investigated, they found a trail of blood that led to a rear porch in the 600 block of Zion Street and police determined the porch was the crime scene. There they found a ski mask, drug paraphernalia, bicycles and more blood. 

Police said they identified the victim through fingerprints, but have only said he was 19 and from Connecticut. 

Hartford Police major crimes detectives will review video this morning.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Hartford Police Department, Lt. Cicero 860-757-4179. Anonymous tips can be left at http://www.hartford.gov/Police.

Former Uconn basketball star Breanna Stewart detailed in a blog post Monday that she suffered sexual abuse as a child.

Simply titled "Me Too," Stewart wrote about a two-year period when the sexual abuse took place at a relative's house, beginning when she was 9 years old.

"I don't know how to say this part. I haven't told many people," she wrote. "I'm not the most vulnerable person - I don't talk about my feelings much - so this is uncomfortable."

The blog appeared Monday morning in The Players' Tribune, a website that allows professional athletes to connect with fans in their own words, according to the site.

Stewart included details of how the abuse would happen and how she felt helpless.

"I couldn't sleep. I was always on guard."

She talked about the night she decided, as an 11-year-old, to wake up her mother and tell her what had been happening to her.

Stewart's parents called police and the man, who she describes as a construction worker who smelled like cigarettes and dirt, confessed and was arrested, according to Stewart.

She said she immersed herself in basketball. In fact, the day of her predator's arrest, she told her father she wanted to go to basketball practice that night.

Her basketball skills took her from her home near Syracuse, New York to Uconn, where she won four National Championships and left as one of the most popular players in Huskies' history.

Now with the WNBA's Seattle Storm, Stewart says she still carries horrible memories with her.

"Even though I play in front of thousands of people or talk to reporters all the time, I have quiet moments every day that no one sees. That’s often when I think about it. I could be surrounded by my teammates or friends or complete strangers, living life as I normally would, and memories like lightning will strike."

She said she was recently reading Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney's account of sexual abuse and having read it, Stewart said she felt "less alone."

Stewart said her father has always told her that one day she might be comfortable enough to talk publicly about what happened to her and that she may even save someone's life.

"That's why I'm writing this. This is bigger than me."

Evacuations were ordered in a Portland neighborhood Monday morning after a tree fell on a propane tank.

A tree came down on a propane tank at a home on Barlett Street around 5 a.m. About a dozen neighbors in the area were evacuated and the road closed while crews sprayed the home down with water and worked to fix the leak.

One neighbor who was not asked to evacuated spoke to NBC Connecticut and described what happened.

"It was alarming when you hear evacuate, evacuate. And that's always what I think about, because years ago a house did blow up, you know, from gas, and one of the firemen did get hurt," said Susan Denny.

Around 9 a.m. the leak was contained and Barlett Street was reopened. No injuries were reported.

There is damage across the state after powerful winds, as high as 73 miles per hour, and heavy rain took down trees and wires overnight. That has left thousands of power outages and led to hundreds of school closings and delays. 

POWER OUTAGES

At the peak, there were over 185,000 without power in Connecticut. As of 10:15 a.m., Eversource was reporting 139,000 customers out, United Illuminating reports 4,600. Norwich Public Utilities reported 2,100 out as of 8 a.m., which was the last update.

Officials from Eversource said downed trees caused significant damage to the system and they have restored power to tens of thousands of customers and continue to make repairs.

SCHOOL CLOSURES

There are more than 220 school closings and delays. For a full list, click here.

ROADS

Hanna Mordoh is tracking various road closures across the state this morning.

Check out her twitter account for the latest updates.

Route 161 in Montville is closed and a man has been trapped in his truck for hours after a tree came down and took wires and a utility pole with it. Firefighters attempted to rescue him, but the man decided to stay with his belongings and is waiting for an Eversource crew to come clear up the damage.

Route 4 in Farmington is closed between West Avon Road (Route 167) and Brickyard Road due to a tree that brought down power lines.

Route 66 in Marlborough is closed from Robert Road to the East Hampton Town Line because of a tree down and wires in the road.

Route 21 in Killingly is closed between Ware Road and Hurry Road in Putnam due to a tree down in wires.

In Lyme, fire officials said nearly every secondary road in town is closed due to debris. The fire department is assessing the primary roads and working to clear up the damage.

East Windsor police report that there are branches down all around East Windsor and Broad Brook. South Water is closed north of Osborn Field, Scantic Road is closed in the area of 337 Scantic Road, and East Road is closed at Sullivan Farm Road.

Vernon officials report they have responded to at least 49 storm-related calls so far - mostly trees and wires down. Route 30 is closed between Bolton Road and Cold Spring. Police warn that drivers should expect major delays for their commute.

TRAINS

Metro-North Danbury branch service is suspended after a mudslide and signal issues. New Canaan branch service was suspended due to a tree tangled in overhead wires and substitute bus service is in effect until further notice.

The New Haven line has opposite side boarding between South Norwalk and Noroton Heights because of severe weather issues. 

Amtrak suspended service between Boston and New Haven Monday morning because of downed trees, but announced service was restored around 9:45 a.m.

Shoreline East has been tweeting about delays for some trains.

DAMAGE REPORTS

A tree came down on the garage of a house on Ellington Road in South Windsor.

Trees came down on houses on Main Street in Watertown and Frissell Terrace in Middletown.  A tree behind the Windborne family's home on Frissell Terrace snapped, folded over the front of the house and broke the windshield of their car.

The Bolton Fire Department responded to a home on Notch Road for a tree on a house. Significant damage was reported.

A tree came down on a house and two vehicles at 871 Ellington Road in South Windsor.

Evacuations were ordered in Portland after a tree fell on a propane tank on Barlett Street.

Five state parks are closed today because of storm damage: Harkness Memorial in Waterford, Gillette Castle in East Haddam, Haystack Mountain in Norfolk, Hopeville Pond in Griswold and Sherwood Island in Westport.

The NBC Connecticut meteorologists say the worst of the storm moved through overnight but more rain is moving through Monday morning. Cleanup efforts are underway across the state. Share your damage photos by emailing them to shareit@nbcconnecticut.com.

A huge tree came down on a historic home in Watertown as powerful storms moved through Connecticut and the owners are just thankful no one was home.

The house on Main Street, which was built in 1919, has been on the market and the closing was supposed to happen this week.

Heidi Capodanno, one of the current owners, said they had just moved out of the house over the weekend, so no one was staying there when the tree came down, damaging the side porch.

Her family lived in the house for about 12 years and they had renovated it before putting it up for sale.

Capodanno said she and her husband are also grateful the new homeowners had not moved in yet.

The Capodannos have contacted their insurance company and will go on from there.

“I’m hoping it’s covered and we’ll just finish the porches, so the new owner will have beautiful new porches,” she said.

A North Texas father described as "possessive" fatally shot his daughter's boyfriend and then ran over the couple before driving away and taking his own life Friday evening, authorities said.

Arlington police confirmed 22-year-old Omar Soto was gunned down in the Lincoln Square Shopping Center at about 10 p.m. Friday after walking over to introduce himself to his girlfriend's father.

Soto, who studied architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington, died at the scene. The identity of Soto's girlfriend has not been released; she remains hospitalized with serious injuries after being run over by her father.

Investigators said officers were called to the shopping center after witnesses reported hearing gunshots. Police arrived to find two victims, Soto and his girlfriend.

Detectives soon learned that the girl's father, later identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's office as 43-year-old Rafael Brena Arteaga, followed the couple to a movie theater at the shopping center.

Police said as the couple and a female friend exited the theater and walked to their car, Arteaga cut them off.

A witness told police it appeared Soto walked up to Arteaga to introduce himself. Police said when Arteaga asked Soto his name, Soto responded and Arteaga shot him multiple times. Arteaga then got into his vehicle and ran over both Soto and his daughter, before driving away, police said.

Officers later found Arteaga's vehicle on the west side of the city. After trying to communicate with him and receiving no response, officers approached the vehicle and found him dead inside from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

According to police, Arteaga, who had no criminal record and was a licensed gun carrier, was known to be "over protective" and "possessive" of his daughter.

The investigation into the murder-suicide is ongoing and police have not yet confirmed a motive in the shooting.

Omar Soto's family and friends gathered at his high school alma mater, Moisés E. Molina High School in Dallas, Sunday afternoon to celebrate his life.

His friends said they did not know the young woman he was seen with and never expected this to happen to Soto.

"He was the greatest guy I ever met," said Carlos Martinez. "So nice, humble person."

Soto's friends said he had his eyes set on grad school and becoming an architect.

"I got to go see him graduate and walk the stage this summer," said a young man to the crowd of about 50 people. "I told him he'd be there for my graduation. I told him I wanted to go to UTA and be an architect just like him."

Each wrote a special message to Soto on a white balloon.

The storm that ripped through Connecticut Sunday into Monday caused widespread damage with heavy rain and powerful winds. Here are rainfall totals from the National Weather Service. Hover over any point on the map to see the total.

Groton’s 911 system went down and the department has dispatcher at Ledyard's 911 center taking calls, according to Ledyard Police. 

Groton is operating out of Ledyard’s facility.