Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in Rhode Island, hitting the coast with heavy wind and rain as officials prepared for power outages and potential rescues
Tropical Storm Henri made landfall Sunday afternoon near Westerly, R.I., lashing the coast with heavy wind and rains.Henri shifted from having maximum sustained winds of 75 mph to 70 mph, and that crossed the threshold from a Category 1 to a strong tropical storm, said Dennis Feltgen, a spokesman for the National Hurricane Center. “It’s a matter of semantics,” he said, adding that no preparations or precautions should change. “People should not let their guard down at all.
Parts of southern New England started to feel the effects Sunday morning. Block Island, R.I., reported winds of 36 mph with a gust of 42 mph early Sunday morning, and storm surges are expected Sunday morning in Long Island, Connecticut, Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.To Read the Full Story
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