NEW YORK, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Henri was on course to make landfall on the US east coast, with millions in New England and New York’s Long Island preparing for flash flooding, violent winds and power
outages.
The US National Hurricane Center said in its advisory that Henri 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Montauk Point in New York state.
Forecasters downgraded Henri from a hurricane but warned heavy rainfall and the risk of surging seas as the storm churned in the Atlantic, packing maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour.
As the surface layer of oceans warms due to climate change, cyclones are becoming more powerful and carry more water, posing an increasing threat to the world’s coastal communities, scientists say. Storm surges amplified by
rising seas can be especially devastating.
A swath of the northeastern coastline, including New York City, was under alert as the storm approached. If Henri is upgraded again then it would be the first hurricane to hit New England in 30 years.
Nasty weather that preceded Henri late Saturday forced New York City to halt a star-studded Central Park concert billed as a “homecoming” for a metropolis hard hit by the pandemic.
The approaching then-hurricane had prompted New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to announce a state of emergency and the deployment of 500 National Guard soldiers in anticipation of response efforts.
Henri was anticipated to miss New York City by several miles, but still caused tropical storm conditions that began Saturday night.
The NHC warned of “a dangerous storm surge, hurricane conditions and flooding” in areas of southern New England and Long Island.
Henri is expected to produce three to six inches of rain (7.5 to 15 centimeters) across the region, with isolated maximum totals near 10 inches, the NHC warned.
The heavy rainfall “may result in considerable flash, urban, and small stream flooding” as well as river flooding, it added, saying storm surges of 5 feet were possible in coastal areas.
High winds are expected to knock out electricity for hundreds of thousands of people across the region and delay countless flights.
Officials in New England — which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont — have warned people to get ready.
The last hurricane to make landfall in Long Island was Gloria in 1985.
The warnings have reignited memories of Hurricane Sandy, a more powerful
storm that knocked out power for much of Manhattan and flooded subways in
2012. — NNN-AGENCIES
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