Category: Henri

Henri Treks Slowly Across Northeast, Threatens Inland Floods

MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J.—The slow and sprawling storm system named Henri drenched much of the inland Northeast with rain Monday, hampering cleanup efforts, and threatening further flooding in areas with ground already saturated from a wet summer. Rains from the storm, which spared coastal areas of New York and New England major damage when its center…


Gov. Cuomo Says Storm Won’t Stop His Planned Resignation

NEW YORK—New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spent his second-to-last day in office as the state dealt with heavy rain from Tropical Storm Henri. The Democrat, who is set to resign at the end of the day Monday, appeared at a televised briefing Sunday surrounded by top state officials involved in the state’s storm response. Absent from the…


Cuomo Declares State of Emergency for Parts of New York Ahead of Hurricane Henri

NEW YORK—New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued a state of emergency for parts of the state, imploring those in New York to take warnings seriously ahead of Hurricane Henri. He told people to stock up and move to higher ground today, despite the lack of buildup because of the storm’s shifting track. Service on…


Henri Becomes a Hurricane as It Moves Toward the Northeast

PLYMOUTH, Mass.—The urgency of preparations for a monster storm hitting parts of the Northeast became a priority Saturday when Henri was promoted to a hurricane as the tropical system moved closer to landfall, expected to hit Long Island and Connecticut first. The National Hurricane Center said late Saturday morning that a hurricane warning for the…


Tropical Storm Henri Expected to Reach New England or Long Island as a Hurricane: NHC

Tropical Storm Henri is expected to be “at or near hurricane strength” before making landfall in southern New England or Long Island by late Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said. Henri was over the Atlantic Ocean about 270 miles (435 km) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, at 8 p.m. EDT, and was moving northward…