Tropical Storm Henri

[Mike S]

Henri needs a thread. Latest advisory has Henri as a hurricane heading for New England, and slowing to a crawl at landfall.

 

[Mike S]

 

[warneagle]

A slow moving tropical system over areas that really don't need more rain (and had some flooding associated with Fred this week) could be a serious problem.

 

[bjdeming]

This is a big tourist season in some of those areas, too, as NWS Taunton recognizes:

If you are a visitor, know the name of the county in which you are
located and where it is relative to current watches and warnings. If
staying at a hotel, ask the management staff about their onsite
disaster plan. Listen for evacuation orders, especially pertaining to
area visitors.

Hope the track doesn't move farther west and bring this flooding into northern New England. There's a dam problem that could make things even worse. Fortunately, there's also a network of flood-control dams up there, built after such storms caused disasters in the past.

Wish Henri had stuck with doing donuts in the Atlantic.

 

[akt1985]

Some of the models are shifting towards a New York City landfall.

 

[WesL]

Yup a few wobbling over west.




Tropical Storm Henri Intermediate Advisory Number 19A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL082021
200 PM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021

...HENRI ALMOST A HURRICANE...
...STORM SURGE AND HURRICANE WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...30.8N 73.8W
ABOUT 320 MI...515 KM SSE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 720 MI...1160 KM S OF MONTAUK POINT NEW YORK
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.35 INCHES

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for...
* South Shore of Long Island from East Rockaway Inlet to Montauk
* North Shore of Long Island from Kings Point to Montauk
* Flushing New York to Sagamore Beach Massachusetts
* Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and Block Island

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* South Shore of Long Island from Fire Island Inlet to Montauk
* North Shore of Long Island from Port Jefferson Harbor to Montauk
* New Haven Connecticut to Sagamore Beach Massachusetts
* Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and Block Island

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* West of Fire Island Inlet to East Rockaway Inlet New York
* West of Port Jefferson Harbor New York
* West of New Haven Connecticut

 

[TornadoFan]

Hurricane warnings up for New England and parts of Long Island.

 

[WesL]

Nice view of Henri

 

[akt1985]

Henri is now a hurricane.

 

[warneagle]

Storm Surge Warnings are up for Long Island, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and the southern coast of Massachusetts. Coastal flooding could be a major problem.

 

[akt1985]

Henri made landfall as a 60 MPH Tropical Storm around 12:30 PM Eastern Time today.

 

[bjdeming]

This is a real nice view of it: