Hurricane Henri: East Coast braces for worst storm in years

Update: Over 120,000 homes without power.

Update: President Biden approves emergency declarations for Rhode Island, New York and Connecticut.

Update: Disgraced Gov. Cuomo deploys 500 National Guard troops, a 1000 New York State Police officers.

Update: Henri downgraded to Tropical Storm.

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East Coast residents are told to prepare for one of the most powerful storms in years. Over 5 million people are under the hurricane warning which was issued for residents of coastal areas in New York’s Long Island to Rhode Island, state of Connecticut and Massachusetts. While tropical storm warnings were issued for the rest of the areas in southern New England, New York City and New Jersey.

Residents have been told to prepare and take precautions. Over 250,000 people are expected to lose electricity and people are stocking up for vital supplies. Though not expected to make landfall as a hurricane, officials are still taking the Henri seriously because of the winds it would bring.

Disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a video message asking residents to take the storm seriously and also declared a state of emergency for various part of New York state.

Massachusetts has announced the closure of its beaches and parks from Sunday to Monday, after assessing the damage caused by the storm and how much the cleanup process would need to be intensified. New York City has also announced the closure of its beaches from Sunday to Monday and swimming too will be prohibited.

With strong winds, heavy rainfall is also expected to do a lot of damage, with rainfalling for days after the Henri hits.

Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts has called in the state’s National Guard and up to a 1000 guardsmen will help clear debris and helping those affected by the storm.

Heavy rainfall may also lead to flash flooding and the currents will be dangerous for the next two days after Henri dissipates.