The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane watch for New England and portions of Long Island, N.Y. Tropical Storm Henri is likely to develop into a hurricane before it hits the northeastern coast this weekend.
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The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane watch for New England and portions of Long Island, N.Y., with Tropical Storm Henri likely to develop into a hurricane before it hits the Northeastern coast this weekend.
Hot on the heels of Fred, the arrival of two more tropical storms — Grace and Henri — is making for an intense Atlantic hurricane season.
Henri is now a hurricane and is expected to hit Long Island or southern New England late on Sunday.View Entire Post ›
The storm could be the first hurricane to slam New England in 30 years and early estimates predict at least $1 billion in damages as it pushes from New York to Maine.
Parts of Long Island, coastal Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are under a hurricane watch as tropical storm Henri gains strength out in the Atlantic. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli gave CBSN's Omar Villafranca an update on the storm's expected turn to the New England coast.
Preparations for a storm grew more urgent Saturday as the newly upgraded Hurricane Henri closed in on the Northeast.
Henri, which is expected to slam New England starting late Saturday, strengthened from a tropical storm into a Category 1 hurricane. It could be the first hurricane to hit the region in 30 years.
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It's been 30 years since a hurricane made a direct landfall in New England. But there's some chance that streak will end later this weekend.
Henri has strengthened into a hurricane as it moves closer to land. Ken Graham, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center, joins CBSN with more on the storm's path.
Tropical Storm Henri, currently spinning its way north-northwest about 270 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, is likely to become the first hurricane to make landfall in southern New England in 30 years. Why it matters: Factors ranging from soggy soils from previous rainstorms to astronomical high tides, and Henri's slow forward motion will combine to create a uniquely dangerous scenario for New England beginning Sunday and lasting through at least Monday. Stay on top of the lates
Rare tropical weather is making its way up off the Atlantic coast of the U.S., destined for New York and New England — two regions that don't often play host to tropical systems. If it makes landfall in New York, that would be the first time the state’s sustained a direct hit during a hurricane season since 2012′s Superstorm Sandy — the effects of which are still plaguing New York. Either way, it's expected to make landfall Sunday, but effects could be felt as soon as Saturday.
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Tropical Storm Henri, currently near Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean, could have major effects on New England by this coming weekend.
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People from New York to New England are wrapping up preparations as they brace for impact from Hurricane Henri. Hurricane hunters report winds up to 75 mph on the coast and a storm surge up to five feet.
Tropical Storm Henri is strengthening over the Atlantic and could hit parts of New England with hurricane-force winds and rain. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN to explain the forecast.
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It’s been three decades since a hurricane made direct landfall in New England. There’s a chance Tropical Storm Henri could end that streak this weekend. CBS New York chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn has the forecast.
