![]() Given wet soils from recent rains, even tropical storm-force winds could cause widespread power outages, particularly in southeastern New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island.If it were to strike land at high tide, the surge could be especially damaging. Sunday was set to bring high astronomical tides due to the full moon, so the timing of landfall was crucial.Threat level: It won't take much rain to instigate flash and river flooding, since the northern Mid-Atlantic and New England have been particularly wet in recent weeks. Storm surge warnings were in effect for East Rockaway Inlet to Mastic, New York, North of Chatham, Massachusetts, to Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts, and Cape Cod Bay.Tropical storm warnings were in effect for Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey, to Chatham, Massachusetts, including Long Island and New York City, as well as Block Island, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.The surge itself will be accompanied by pounding surf that could cause considerable beach erosion all the way east to Cape Cod.Its biggest dangers will likely be coastal storm surges and inland flooding from heavy rainfall.Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for Long Island, New York City, Hudson Valley, Westchester and the Capital District region.ĭetails: Henri will bring potentially deadly threats - including "life-threatening" storm surge flooding that could peak between 3 and 5 feet above normally dry ground, from Long Island (including Long Island Sound) and east to Nantucket. ![]() Governors in Henri's path were preparing for the storm's arrival.The storm could affect the New York City metro area significantly.The big picture: Henri was downgraded to a tropical storm early Sunday morning. Rapid weakening is expected after Henri makes landfall, per NHC."Some slight weakening will be possible this morning, but Henri is still forecast to be a strong tropical storm when it reaches the coasts of southern New England and Long island," it added. The latest: The storm is packing maximum sustained winds near 70 mph with higher gusts, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its 8 a.m. Tropical Storm Henri was barreling toward the Northeast coastline Sunday morning, on track to make landfall in Long Island or southern New England later in the day.
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