Henri weakened slightly from a hurricane to a tropical storm on Sunday morning, as its outer bands continued moving over the Northeast, saturating many areas and posing flooding danger for millions.
Henri’s anticipated landfall on Long Island or southern New England late Sunday morning or early in the afternoon is expected to pose risks to much of the surrounding area.
And even if it doesn’t hit those areas as a hurricane, it will be dangerous enough to bring damaging winds and storm surges that threaten to bring down trees and power lines along with major flooding.
We are actively & carefully monitoring the #Henri storm & any and all dangers associated with it. We are readying to respond to issues that may arise, especially watching out for our elderly & vulnerable. Stay safe and let’s pray that the storm passes without catastrophe.
— Achiezer5T/FarRock (@AchiezerFR_5T) August 22, 2021
Conditions will continue to go downhill ahead of Henri’s arrival. Heavy rain already caused flooding from New York City to parts of Long Island Saturday night before Henri even arrives.
In addition to being the wettest day since 2014… the 1.94" of rain that fell from 10pm to 11pm at Central Park last night was the wettest hour on record for New York City.
More rain fell in that one hour than any other since record keeping began. #Henri #NYCwx
— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) August 22, 2021
Block Island, Rhode Island, measured a sustained wind of 47 mph and a gust to 59 mph, Sunday morning.
The Central Park ASOS has recorded 3.93 inches of rain so far tonight, with 1.69 inches between 10PM and 11PM. Remember, turn around don't drown!
— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) August 22, 2021
*HEADS UP NYC:* Tonight looks like it will be the biggest rainfall flooding risk from Hurricane Henri. Almost 4” of rainfall at Central Park so far tonight. Flash flooding already occurring in parts of NYC metro. pic.twitter.com/mEgA6MVLcT
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) August 22, 2021
For minute to minute updates:
Follow 5TC on Instagram
Follow 5TC on Twitter
