Henri was on the cusp of hurricane force over the western Atlantic on Friday afternoon, and as the storm’s track becomes clearer, AccuWeather meteorologists emphasized that time was running out for Long Islanders and New Englanders to take action and get ready for the arrival of a hurricane that’s coming this weekend.
Henri is rated a 1 on the AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Hurricanes due to the anticipated rainfall, damaging winds and storm surge set to impact Long Island and New England. “This is the most serious hurricane risk in New England in 30 years, since Hurricane Bob in 1991,” AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter said of the looming threat.
Hurricane watches were issued by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Friday morning for a slew of areas ranging from the South Shore of Long Island, New York, to Massachusetts’s Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and Block Island. By late Friday afternoon, the NHC has expanded tropical storm watches to include New York City in addition to other parts of the metro area.
On Friday afternoon, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced through a tweet that he will be declaring a state of emergency ahead of Henri’s landfall as well as requesting a pre-landfall presidential emergency declaration.
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Source: By Courtney Travis, AccuWeather
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