“Although steady to rapid weakening is forecast while Henri moves over cooler waters south of Long Island and New England, it will likely still be at or very near hurricane intensity when it reaches the coast,” the center said Friday afternoon in its discussion about the storm.Ī hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within the area. Henri now has sustained winds of 70 mph, according to the 11 p.m. Henri will be a hurricane by Saturday and make a rare landfall on New York’s Long Island or southern New England by Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). “Right now, it’s a good idea for everyone to be prepared and expect to shelter in place by Sunday afternoon through at least Monday morning.” “With the current forecasted track of Henri, we can expect heavy rainfall and high winds, with the potential for a significant amount of coastal flooding and urban flooding across Connecticut,” Gov. Officials in those states told residents to take precautions. More than 4 million people were under the hurricane warning, which went from the south shore of Long Island from Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, for the north shore of Long Island from Port Jefferson Harbor to Montauk Point, and from New Haven, Connecticut, to west of Watch Hill, Rhode Island.

As Tropical Storm Henri moved north through the Atlantic on Friday night, hurricane warnings were posted from New York’s Long Island to Rhode Island and a tropical storm warning was issued for New York City.

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