According to the National Hurricane Center, Henri is now expected to make landfall at or near hurricane strength on Long Island or in southern New England on Sunday.
before the storm hits, while Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee signed an emergency declaration to unlock federal resources to assist with storm response.urged residents to stay home on Sunday, and said up to 6 inches of rain with 3 to 5 feet of coastal flooding could be felt in Northern Queens and the Bronx.-New York City is under a Tropical Storm Warning. We expect strong winds and rain to begin late tonight and last through tomorrow.
"This storm is extremely worrisome," Michael Finkelstein, police chief and emergency management director in East Lyme, Connecticut, told the Associated Press."We haven't been down this road in quite a while and there's no doubt that we and the rest of New England would have some real difficulties with a direct hit from a hurricane."
Rainfall across the Northeast is expected to reach between 4 to 6 inches through Monday, and the National Weather Service warned of damaging winds and heavy coastal flooding in the coming days. "Swells from Henri will continue to affect much of the east coast of the U.S. during the next day or two. These swells could cause life threatening surf or rip currents," the hurricane center said Saturday.
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