Hurricane Henri weakened to tropical storm status Sunday but remained a menace to the northeastern U.S., driving intense storm surge and threatening to pound some areas with up to 10 inches of rain.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Tropical Storm Henri blasted much of theAs of 8 p.m. EDT Sunday, the center of the storm was located near Hartford, Connecticut, with winds of up to 35 mph. Henri is expected to weaken to a tropical depression Sunday night, the National Hurricane Center said, with further weakening Monday.
"I urged them to take advantage of the assistance FEMA can offer in advance,'' Biden said. "I'm committed to do everything we can to support their communities through the storm and afterwards.''near the Connecticut-New York border Sunday night Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee said the state was hit hard. About 72,600 homes and businesses were without power at 5 p.m. ET Sunday, according to utility company National Grid. Most of the outages were in coastal towns.
State Police Col. James Manni said most people were following orders to shelter in place in coastal communities, but surfers who ignored the warnings were "a major challenge to safety."Collette Chisholm, who has lived in Westerly for 20 years, said the waves were much higher than normal, butNarragansett housemates Lindsay Agvent and Shayna Fidler, both 22, watched the pounding surf from the patio of the Coast Guard House.
Cranbury, New Jersey, was blasted with almost 9 inches of rain by Sunday morning. In New York, Brooklyn had more than 6 inches, Central Park almost 5 inches. Residents and visitors on Fire Island, a narrow strip of sandy villages barely above sea level off Long Island’s southern coast, were urged to evacuate.The severe weather cut short a superstar-laden concert Saturday to celebrate New York City’s recovery from the coronavirus.Gov.
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