WESTPORT — “Strong and damaging” winds will remain a threat through this afternoon as the second day of a nor’easter raking southwestern Connecticut tapers off, according to forecasts early Wednesday.

Under a wind advisory issued through 2 p.m. Wednesday, winds of 20 to 30 mph — occasionally gusting to 55 mph —  will continue to pose hazards to Westport and the rest of the region, according to the National Weather Service.

There remains only a minimal chance of precipitation before 7 a.m. today, the NWS reports. Local readings indicate rainfall of up to 4 inches inundated the town yesterday.

High temperature today will likely be about 60 degrees under mostly cloudy skies.

But sustained strong winds expected today could bring down trees and power lines, causing more blocked roads and outages.

While five or six local streets were shut down Tuesday, mostly because of significant flooding, police overnight issued no more road-closure alerts.

There were no power outages reported in Westport as of 6 a.m. today, according to Eversource. That’s down from a high total of about 150 yesterday morning.

Metro-North Railroad is reporting train service is “on or close” to the schedule, and Connecticut DOT traffic cameras monitoring the Westport stretch of Interstate 95 show morning commuter traffic is moving without significant delays.

Despite heavy rain and winds that buffeted Westport on the first day of the nor’easter, there were no initial reports of significant damage.

Deadman Brook surges over banks again

However, a site of repeated flooding during periods of foul weather — the Deadman Brook area — was inundated again Tuesday, as it was during the summer’s tropical storms.

Violet Lane, Myrtle Avenue and nearby sections of Post Road East are routinely flooded by the brook during heavy storms.

Neighbors pleaded with town officials last month to consider using funds allocated under the federal American Rescue Plan Act to help remedy the problem. 

At the time, however, town officials were reluctant to commit to any flood-control measures, citing studies that they said show even a very costly project would not provide permanent flood relief for the neighborhood.