Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall in Rhode Island

Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in Rhode Island early Sunday afternoon after it skimmed the eastern end of Long Island and spared New York a direct hit. The storm, which was downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane hours earlier, hit Rhode Island’s eastern coast near Westerly — about 25 miles north of Montauk, LI — around 12:15 p.m., the National Hurricane Center said. -- More...

Data from an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft, NOAA Doppler weather radars, and surface observations indicate that the center of Tropical Storm Henri made landfall along the coast of Rhode Island near Westerly at approximately 1215 PM EDT this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/cfAZNMQJUN

— National Weather Service (@NWS) August 22, 2021