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Tropical Storm Henri bears down on US East Coast

Editorial Staff by Editorial Staff
August 22, 2021
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Tropical Storm Henri hit the coast of Rhode Island on Sunday, packing high winds that knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and bands of rain that led to flash flooding from New Jersey to Massachusetts on the east coast of the United States.

The storm was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, and made landfall near Westerly, Rhode island on Sunday afternoon with sustained winds of about 60 mph and gusts of up to 70 mph, according to  the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Henri has since weakened and now has sustained winds of 50 mph as it moves inland.

There were few early reports of major damage due to wind or surf, but officials warned of the danger of spot flooding in inland areas over the next few days.

Millions in southern New England and New York braced for the possibility of toppled trees, extended power outages and flooding from a storm system that threatened to linger over the region well into Monday.

National Grid reported 74,000 customers without power in Rhode Island and over 28,000 customers were affected by outages in Connecticut.

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.

The New York Skyline is seen as Tropical Storm Henri approaches, in Weehawken, New Jersey [Kena Betancur/AFP]

Henri was anticipated to miss New York City by several miles, but still caused tropical storm conditions and flash flooding that began on Saturday night.

The National Weather Service said 49mm (1.94 inches) of rain fell in the park between 10pm and 11pm on Saturday, the wettest hour on record in New York City.

Bands of heavy rain overwhelmed storm drains and drivers ploughed through foot-deep water in a few spots in New York City, and Newark and Hoboken, New Jersey.

The rain forced New York City to halt a star-studded Central Park concert billed as a “homecoming” for a metropolis hard hit by the pandemic.

In the park, an announcer cut off pop legend Barry Manilow mid-song to urge revellers to proceed swiftly but calmly to the nearest exit.

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.

“It’s as serious as a heart attack,” he warned.

He said the storm was expected to make landfall on Long Island, home to the plush Hamptons villages where wealthy New Yorkers retreat in summer, around noon (16:00 GMT) on Sunday.

“It will be about a 26-hour event,” Cuomo added, telling New Yorkers to expect “significant power outages” and “significant flooding” in some suburbs of the Big Apple.

Shoppers exit a department store as Tropical Storm Henri approaches in Westbury, Long Island on August 21, 2021 [Ed Jones/AFP]

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 75-150mm of rain (3-6 inches) across the region, with isolated maximum totals near 254mm (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 1.5 metres (5 feet) were possible in coastal areas.

Strong winds were expected to knock out electricity for hundreds of thousands of people across the region and delay countless flights.

A lack of major roadways on the eastern end of Long Island makes mass evacuations untenable, East Hampton Mayor Jerry Larsen said.

“We have one lane of travel leaving the Hamptons so it’s a little difficult to order evacuations,” Larsen told The Associated Press news agency. “So most people will shelter in place and, God willing, everyone will come through this OK.”

A man and dog walk across a street before traffic as Tropical Storm Henri approaches, in Montauk, Long Island [Ed Jones/AFP]

Past hurricanes

In preparation for the storm, officials in Providence, Rhode Island, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, closed giant hurricane barriers that were built in the 1960s, after devastating storms in 1938 and 1954.

Officials in New England – which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont states – have warned people to get ready.

“The last hurricane to make landfall onto New England was Hurricane Bob in 1991,” Dennis Feltgen, an NHC spokesman, told AFP. That storm killed at least 17 people.

It has been almost 10 years since such severe weather threatened the region.

“The last time we had hurricane watches issued for the area was for Hurricane Irene, back in late August of 2011,” tweeted the National Weather Service in New York City.

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.

The US PGA Tour postponed the final round of the Northern Trust tournament in suburban New York to Monday because of Henri.

Major airports in the region remained open as the storm approached, though hundreds of flights were cancelled on Sunday. Service on some branches of New York City’s commuter rail system was suspended through Sunday, as was Amtrak service between New York and Boston.

Source: Alazeera

Tags: Climateclimate changeFloodsNewsUnited StatesUS & CanadaWeather

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