Tropical Storm Henri rolled across Block Island before making landfall in the Rhode Island town of Westerly on Sunday while blasting much of the Northeast with high winds, heavy rains and storm surge.
More than 21 million people were under tropical storm warnings. Henri was forecast to slow down and possibly stall, followed by an east-northeastward motion across northern Connecticut and southern Massachusetts on Monday. Slower forward speed means the storm will linger longer, dumping excessive rain as it passes.
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee said the state was being hit hard. About 80,000 homes and businesses were without power, according to the website poweroutage.us. Up to 300,000 people, more than a quarter of the state's population, could lose power before the storm passes, McKee said. The severe weather cut short a superstar-laden concert in Central Park. The show headlined by Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Jennifer Hudson celebrated New York City’s recovery from the coronavirus. But officials asked concertgoers to leave the park during Barry Manilow’s set amid the threat of lightning.
"We are following the flooding possibilities very closely," Lamont added at a news conference Sunday afternoon.Boston Mayor Kim Janey also urged residents to stay home, and if travel was necessary to take public transportation. She said the city expected damaging winds, power outages, storm surge flooding and rain flooding.
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