Slow-moving Henri drenches Northeast
Henri, now a tropical depression, is expected to move slowly throughout the Northeast on Monday, drenching a region already pelted by severe weather over the weekend.
Henri made landfall in Rhode Island on Sunday, dropping 3 to 6 inches of rain over several areas, according to The Associated Press, which noted over 140,000 homes had lost power as a result of the storm.
The system is expected to hover, moving east at only 1 mile per hour, along the New York and Connecticut border before pushing back out to sea.
Local officials in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and several other states along the eastern seaboard spent the weekend warning residents to stay indoors and wait out Henri, which started as a hurricane but was downgraded to a tropical storm when it reached land on Sunday and weakened during the rest of the day.
Photos and videos taken from the storm surge show houses and roadways flooded, with residents seeking higher ground after fleeing beachfront homes and businesses.
President Biden declared disaster emergencies in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, the AP noted, saying his administration is “doing everything we can now to help those states prepare, respond and recover.”
“FEMA has already pre-positioned resources in the region to speed our ability to respond, including food, water, and lifesaving communications equipment, as well as generators” the president said. “In close cooperation with the electrical sector, preparations are in place to address significant power outages. And resources and support is staged at the edge of this storm to be able to move quickly in to help.”
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