Henri’s outer bands dumped a lot of water on New York City on Saturday night. There was also flooding in Hoboken and Newark, where more than 80 people had to be rescued from flood-stranded cars.Īs captured by Mobile 2: SEVERE Flooding in #Milltown NJ, before #Henri even makes landfall! /EODEq9iEBM- Emily Gandolfo August 22, 2021Īnother one to six inches of rain was expected in the state on Sunday.Ī one-hour rainfall record in New York City DO NOT drive through flooded roadways! #njwx /fX5CrvHmXD- NWS Mount Holly August 22, 2021įlash floods inundated Middlesex County overnight Saturday, forcing the closure of multiple roads and the flooding of homes and businesses in Cranbury and Milltown. 4-8 inches of rain has been reported in several counties, with Middlesex and Mercer counties particularly hard hit with some evacuations occurring. Torrential rain across portions of the region, mostly focused in central NJ. Six inches or more of rain have already fallen in parts of New Jersey Please do not drive through flooded roadways! /bsK3w4SJvo- Michelle Rotella August 22, 2021 We're expecting 4-8" of rain with an AccuWeather Local StormMax of 18". Several states have a Flash Flood Watch which will remain in effect through Monday evening. Over 35 million people were under a flood watch as of Sunday morning. The New York City area is forecast to receive another three to five inches of rain on Sunday, and remains under flash-flood watch through Monday evening - as does much of the Northeast. L0VHwnwInh- Jacob Wycoff August 22, 2021įlash-flood watches and warnings are in effect through Monday night across region Tropical Storm Henri made landfall on August 22 at 12:15p. Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall on July 9 at 12:15p. Westerly, RI has taken a double-whammy this year. pmdu1Kebbd- CT State Police AugX marks the unlucky spot We are working to reopen the highway as soon as possible. is working diligently to rectify the flooding. Traffic is being diverted off Exit 25 onto Route 3. #CTtraffic I-91 North is shut down between Exits 25-26 due to flooding. Interstate 91 northbound just south of Hartford was closed for more than an hour on Sunday afternoon after part of the highway flooded amid the rainfall. Part of I-91 briefly closed in central Connecticut due to flooding The entire zone is expected to see at least three to six inches of rain, with isolated double-digit totals. The National Weather Service has placed much of the Northeast in an elevated-risk zone for flash flooding through early Tuesday, with the highest risk covering the Poconos, northern New Jersey, New York City, the Catskills, Connecticut and western Massachusetts. Other areas that could experience flooding rain through Sunday night into Monday include northern New Jersey, the Poconos, Catskills, western Connecticut and Massachusetts, and southern Vermont. Though Henri has weakened considerably as it has moved inland, it’s still a very wet storm, and several states remain at risk from flash floods heading into the week, as the Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang explains:įlash-flood warnings continued to be in effect around New York City into Sunday evening, as two to four inches of rain had fallen since Sunday morning with up to another two to four inches possible - in addition to several inches of rain that fell Saturday night. The risk from flash floods hasn’t yet passed 66MCJ6g1yO- National Hurricane Center August 23, 2021 | Next public advisory issued by at 5 AM EDT. The biggest remaining threat is flooding from rainfall across southern New England and the northern mid-Atlantic states, particularly if the storm’s forward progress stalls.Īug 22 11 PM EDT #Henri Key Messages: Heavy rainfall will continue to lead to flooding impacts across portions of southern New England and the northern Mid-Atlantic. Some 140,000 households lost power across the Northeast at the peak of the outages on Sunday afternoon. Henri was downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday morning, and has been weakening and slowly moving north-northwest ever since. Sunday afternoon, bringing nearly 60 mph sustained winds, a dangerous storm surge, and what continues to be wave upon wave of torrential rainfall to the region. Tropical Depression Henri made landfall at tropical storm strength near Westerly, Rhode Island, around 12:15 p.m. Satellite image of Henri nearing landfall in southeast New England on Sunday afternoon.
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