The northeastern United States, including New York, is preparing to face Henri, a tropical storm promoted to hurricane rank on Saturday, August 21. Hurricane “Will make landfall on Long Island or in southern New England on Sunday”, had announced Friday, in his 5 p.m. bulletin, the National Hurricane Monitoring Center (NHC). The alert was, however, extended on Saturday by the same weather services, east to Nantucket, Massachusetts.
With winds now up to 120 km / h, Henri could cause serious material damage, especially to roofs of houses, roads, and cause blackouts of electricity and telecommunications throughout the affected area. 7 to 15 centimeters of precipitation is expected across the region, and up to 25 centimeters in places, warned the NHC, which also warned of the risk of flooding.
17 dead in the last hurricane
Part of the northeastern United States, including New York, was placed on alert Friday for the approach of Henry, which could become the first hurricane in thirty years to hit the New England coast. “The last hurricane to make landfall in New England dates back to Bob, in 1991”, said a spokesperson for the US agency for the study of the ocean and the atmosphere. This hurricane killed at least 17 people across the East Coast.
Faced with the threat, several governors called on the population to be cautious.
“Hurricane Henri could be the first hurricane to hit Long Island directly since the 1980s. To New Yorkers: Take this seriously. Prepare TODAY for the arrival of the storm forecast for Sunday. Watch your local forecast, and stay safe ”, pleaded Saturday in a tweet New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, who expects conditions to last “26 hours”. “I declared a state of emergency ahead of hurricane Henri”, also announced the elected, specifying that 500 soldiers of the National Guard had been mobilized to come in support of the efforts of response to the storm. “Prepare for heavy rains, strong winds, and power cuts”Andrew Cuomo also told residents of potentially affected areas in New York State. The cultural and economic capital of the country still has in mind the painful memory of Hurricane Sandy, which killed 44 people in the city in 2012.
In Massachusetts, the state where the city of Boston is located, Governor Charlie Baker asked “Everyone to avoid unnecessary travel”, especially in coastal areas. In this state, where all beaches and parks will be closed between Saturday and Monday, the hurricane could cause power cuts affecting 100,000 to 300,000 residents, assured the services of the governor.
