Hurricane Henri Tracks Near Long Island and Connecticut Today...Winds to 75 MPH, Storm Surge and Flooding...

Hurricane Henri is located 80 miles south-southeast of Montauk, Long Island at 5:00 a.m. Winds are now 75 mph, the storm is moving north at 18 mph. The central pressure of the storm is 29.12 inches. The storm is forecast to track near or slightly east of Montauk through this afternoon. Heavy rain bands cancelled the NYC concert half-way through the event Saturday evening. Very heavy rain in a short period of time produced flooding in the city.  Rainfall reports Saturday evening included: Brooklyn 6.32", Prospect Park 5.24", Central Park 4.45", Midtown Manhattan 4.73" and Newark Airport 1.45".  The storm will produce wind gusts to 70 mph, heavy rain that will produce flash flooding.  A storm surge along the coast will produce coastal flooding.  The storm is forecast to linger over New England after landfall producing significant rainfall through early Tuesday.  

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