category 1 hurricane
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that impacted the
Northeastern United States
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. The eighth
named storm
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and third
hurricane
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of the
2021 Atlantic hurricane season
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. Henri developed from a well-defined low-pressure system north-northeast of
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, becoming a tropical depression on August 16. Nearly a day later, the system strengthened into Tropical Storm Henri. Henri continued to slowly move south, and later southwest. Henri strengthened steadily, reaching its initial peak intensity with winds of and a pressure of early on August 19. Soon after, strong
wind shear
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weakened Henri slightly. Eventually, Henri strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane, before weakening back to a tropical storm and making landfall in
Westerly, Rhode Island
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, on August 22, making it the second
tropical cyclone
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to make
landfall
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Rhode Island
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during the season, seven weeks after Elsa.
It proceeded to move west-northwestward, weakening down to a tropical depression while greatly slowing down later that day. On August 23, Henri degenerated into a
remnant low
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over
New England
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, before dissipating on the next day over the Atlantic.
Despite its relatively weak intensity, the storm brought very heavy rainfall over the Northeastern United States and New England, causing widespread flooding in many areas, including cities such as
New York City
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and
Boston
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. Power outages quickly became extensive in the region. Wind damage was sparse in comparison. In the aftermath of Henri, many crews were put in place from around the United States to help with recovery efforts and rescues. The storm caused less damage overall than initially feared, due to a weaker landfall and faster weakening trend compared to what was previously forecast. Henri continued to drop large amounts of rain as it weakened over land, prolonging floods and power outages. Henri killed two people and caused an estimated $700 million (2021
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) in damage.
Meteorological history
On August 14, a small
low pressure area
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formed over 200 mi (320 km) north-northeast of
Bermuda
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, with disorganized
convection
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, or thunderstorms. That day, the
National Hurricane Center
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(NHC) first mentioned the weather system as an area of potential
tropical cyclogenesis
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, as the low drifted southward. The thunderstorms became more organized on August 15. Early on August 16, the NHC classified the system as Tropical Depression Eight, while it was located about 135 mi (230 km) east-northeast of Bermuda. Warm water temperatures favorable for the system's development were counteracted by northerly wind shear. The nascent depression moved slowly southwestward, steered around a
ridge
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off the coast of the
Eastern United States
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. Later that day, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Henri, after the storm's deep convection organized further near the center.
By August 17, Henri was moving westward, toward the Eastern United States. Its convection evolved into curved
rainband
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s, and an eye feature was evident in the storm on Bermuda
radar
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; however, it was still affected by the wind shear at the time. The shear and dry air caused the storm's structure to deteriorate on August 19. On August 20, Henri turned toward the north, steered by an approaching
trough
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over the
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and a building ridge to the northeast of the storm. On August 21, at 15:00 UTC, Henri became a Category 1 hurricane, after reconnaissance aircraft found hurricane-force winds. It would maintain hurricane intensity for another day, before weakening back to a high-end tropical storm at 11:00 UTC on August 22, as it approached southern New England. The storm made landfall on August 22, in Westerly,
Rhode Island
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, around 16:15 UTC, with maximum sustained winds of . The storm rapidly weakened after landfall, weakening into a tropical depression early on the next day, before becoming post-tropical later that same day. Henri's remnants persisted for another day, before dissipating off the coast of
Nova Scotia
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.
Preparations
Bermuda
At 03:00 UTC on August 16, when Tropical Depression Eight was designated, the
Bermuda Weather Service
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issued a tropical storm watch as tropical storm conditions were possible. When Henri started to move away from Bermuda, the Bermuda Weather Service discontinued the tropical storm watch for the territory.
United States
Governor of Massachusetts
Charlie Baker
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held a press conference on August 20. He activated 1,000 members of the
Massachusetts National Guard
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to assist with water rescues. In
Newport, Rhode Island
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, a beach and a road were set to be closed. Public Services crews were ordered to be on standby to respond to fallen trees. The
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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ordered campgrounds in the state to be closed from August 21 to August 23.
On August 20, Governor
Ned Lamont
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of
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declared a state of emergency ahead of the arrival of the storm. Mandatory evacuations were ordered in several communities. Storm surge, flash flooding, and high winds widespread throughout a large area were of the utmost concern preceding Henri's arrival. Hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled at major airports across
LaGuardia
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. Public transit including railway and ferries were suspended in these regions as well. Inland residents were reminded that they could be hit hard as well coastal communities. Tractor trailers were banned from driving on
Interstate 95
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in Connecticut at 15:00 UTC on August 22. Shelters were opened around New England. In
Massachusetts
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, storm barriers abroad were closed to protect from potential flooding. Henri was expected to move to a stall over the Connecticut-New York border, highly exacerbating floods in the areas.
New Jersey Governor
Phil Murphy
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urged people to stay home during the storm, saying "it ain't over until it's over", and to look out for flooding and power lines. He made comparisons to
Hurricane Sandy
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of 2012, which destroyed the state's coast, being thankful that Henri wasn't as bad as it could have been. His biggest concern was flooding in the state. President Joe Biden deployed
FEMA
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to help preparation efforts for Henri's damage on August 22. He also spoke with the governors of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New York, warning about the damage that could be done by the storm. The NHC placed most of the Northeast under a flooding risk from August 22 through early August 24, warning of heavy flooding in Poconos, northern New Jersey, New York City, the
Catskills
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, Connecticut, and western Massachusetts. The entire risk zone was expected to see 3-6 inches of rain, with isolated double-digit totals. Flash flood watches remained in place as Henri slowed down over New England.
Up to 33 million people were still under flood warnings on August 23.
Impact
United States
Power outages were widespread through most of New England due to Henri's impacts. At least 140,000 houses experienced outages across New Jersey to Maine. Conditions rapidly deteriorated the morning Henri made landfall, with some areas going from calm weather to tropical storm conditions in just over half an hour. By the morning of August 23, over 60,000 were still without power. Henri had weakened more quickly over land than initially expected, lessening overall impacts. Insured losses across the Northeast were estimated at $155 million by Karen Clark & Co.
New York
Record breaking rainfall of fell in just one hour in
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, the then wettest hour on record for New York City. A concert, ''WE LOVE NYC: The Homecoming Concert'', which was to be held in Central Park, was postponed that same night due to lightning and harsh weather. On
Roosevelt Island
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game between the
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and Minneapolis Twins was also postponed. The hourly rainfall record was the wettest in 150 years, and
Brooklyn
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drivers abandoned their cars after waist-deep flooding inundated their vehicles. in total fell during August 21, the highest total in a day for the city (since 2014), while the total was the highest since
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in 2011.
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clocked in a wind gust.Tuxedo Park collected 5 inches, Henricks with , and Nyack allocated . Parts of
Staten Island
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had slightly more than fall. Power outages decreased greatly on August 23. with 71 in
Ulster County
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and 9 in
Dutchess County
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. 101 of
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's more than 300,000 customers were without power that day. Overall, a few thousand people had lost power at several points during August 21 and 22. Officials reported no flooded roads in Dutchess, though there were some fallen trees. None forced road closures. Ulster had no reported major floods.
Bronx River Parkway
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was closed for two days, where crews scraped off of mud.
Saw Mill River Parkway
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was closed for two days as well.
Henri's rainfall, along with New York’s 3rd wettest July, has made 2021 the second-wettest summer ever in New York City; with in total (on August 23). Nearly 2 months of rain fell in a day and a half in Central Park. The city's storm-sewer system, which can only handle about daily, had over fall into it from Henri from August 21–22. Videos taken in the subway system showed rain pouring down, however, these led to only few disruptions in service.
Rhode Island
On the morning of August 22, over 58,000 people were out of power in
Rhode Island
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, with outages being particularly widespread in Washington County. Wind gusts reached over . Trees and power lines were downed from the storm.Newport was spared from the worst of the storm. A sailboat named ''Paws'' washed up to shore in the city, however, its owner was not found. Nearly 41,000 people were still without power the morning of August 23. 75% of the town of
South Kingstown
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lost power on August 22. The state was to have been hit an estimated 15 to 20% harder in power outages than Massachusetts and Connecticut.
New Jersey
In
New Jersey
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, more than of rain fell in the town of Cranbury. Jamesburg had flooded roads. Up to of rain fell in Concordia prior to Henri's landfall in Rhode Island, causing highly significant flash flooding. Up to of rain fell in the state as well, bringing heavy flooding in multiple areas. Numerous roads were closed in
Middlesex
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, with vehicles submerged in floodwaters. Homes were flooded with up to of water in Cranbury, and some residences and businesses were flooded in Milltown. During the early afternoon of August 22, over 4,500 were reported without power in the state. On the afternoon of August 22, A Four Boys Ice Cream posted a video on Facebook showing muddy floors, an overturned refrigerator, and other damage. The place was flooded with up of water, and left behind of mud. 3,800 were still without power on August 23.
Henri dropped of rain in Ringwood, in
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, and in Ship Bottom. Phil Murphy said that "part of the state got crushed". Houses in Rossmoor were swamped with floodwater, some up to of water.Spotswood had seen extensive structural damage, including parts that were "completely engulfed in water", as noted by the town police chief, Michael Zarro Jr. More than half of
Helmetta
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's 73 houses suffered notable flooding damage.
Hoboken
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and
Jersey City
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Harvey Cedars
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Fred
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just a few days prior to Henri's arrival worsened the flooding situation in the state as the storm passed over. Governor
Ned Lamont
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stated the rain was "coming down in buckets". 7,600 people were without power on the morning of August 22. Trees and wires were reported to be downed. Four nursing homes were evacuated when Henri made landfall. Over 248 were affected in the towns of
Old Saybrook
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Guilford
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Soundview Beach
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's water overflowed, causing "
Hubcap
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"-deep waters in the area. Approximately 9,000 of
Eversource Energy
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's customers had no power. The town of
Canterbury
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reported a loss of power for 95% of their businesses and residences. A road in
Manchester
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collapsed due to rainfall saturation.
Rainfall totals for the state were much less than initially forecasted.
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received the most, where fell. fell in
Danbury
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. In
Pawcatuck
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, a tree fell onto a home's roof, damaging the roof and toppling the head of a
chimney
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. 30 cars in a parking lot were trapped due to flooding.
Hartford
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's donation drive for Back-To-School efforts were hindered, where as a delivery of 500 book-bags was delayed. 100 of these were ruined due to water damage.
Botticello Farm in Manchester had suffered crop damage to their tobacco plants, as well as their corn. Overall, Henri added to the struggle of farming in 2021's summer due to excessive rainfall. The library in
New Canaan
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had suffered minimal damage.
Massachusetts
Wind gusts ranging from were recorded. In
Oxford
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, a large tree was uprooted and fell onto and damaged a house. The people residing inside the house survived. The tree fell in part due to saturated grounds from the remnants of
Tropical Storm Fred The name Fred has been used for a total of six tropical cyclones worldwide, three in the Atlantic Ocean, two in the Western Pacific Ocean, and one in the Australian region of the Indian Ocean.
In the Atlantic:
* Hurricane Fred (2009) – Category& ...
, several days earlier. A 300-year old home was damaged by a falling tree. Some other trees fell on cars and blocked roadways. Henri also caused power outages in the state, with Worcester County reporting the most outages. Due to the storm, the game between the
Boston Red Sox
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EF0
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tornadoes caused minor damage in
Marlborough
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Places United Kingdom
* Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
** Marlborough College, public school
* Marlborough School, Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England
* The Marlborough Science Academy in Hertfordshire, England
Austral ...
,
Stow
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Places United Kingdom
* Stow, Lincolnshire or Stow-in-Lindsey, a village
* Stow of Wedale or Stow, Scottish Borders, a village
* Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, a small town
* Stow, Shropshire or Stowe, a village
* Stow ...
, and
Bolton
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John J. Carroll Water Treatment Plant
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, and went into a business park. It damaged trees and cars. Another tornado, in Bolton, downed trees, with one of them falling on power lines. A third one touched down near the Stow Police Department, downing a large tree. A waterspout formed over a lake in Ashburnham.
Elsewhere
Two family members drowned near a
pier
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A pier is a raised structure that rises above a body of ...
in
Oak Island, North Carolina
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after being caught in strong rip currents produced as a result of Henri.
An estimated 4,600 people were left without power in
Pennsylvania
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Mount Pocono
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, in
Jim Thorpe
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, in
Stroudsburg
Stroudsburg is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It lies within the Poconos region, approximately five miles (8 km) from the Delaware Water Gap at the confluence of the Brodhead, McMichaels and Pocono Creeks in Northeastern Pennsyl ...
, and in Thornhurst. These totals caused flooding in local areas. Major flooding was seen in
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* Dunmore (surname)
* Earl of Dunmore, a title in the Peerage of Scotland, includes a list of earls
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, where a sewer was overflowed, causing a temporary geyser. Nearby basements and parking lots were damaged.
Parx Racing
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was forced to reschedule the Grade IIIParx Dash Stakes which was originally scheduled for August 24, 2021 and moved to the following week, due to the state of the turf track.
States as far as
Maine
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saw deluges, due to Henri's large size and slow movement. There were hundreds of power outages in the state; however, outage numbers were much lower in
Vermont
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and in
New Hampshire
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. In New Hampshire, portions of the
White Mountain National Forest
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briefly closed due to the hurricane.
Flash flooding in
Delaware
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caused an injury and $16.1 million in damage.
Hockessin, Delaware
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History
Hockessin came into existence as a little village in 1688 when several families settled in the a ...
saw of rain.
Aftermath
Several thousands of crews were put on stand by to respond to what was expected to be widespread power outages. For Connecticut, some of the crews came from states as far away as
Texas
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. People were rescued in New Jersey after very high flooding, including 86 in
Newark
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* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
Newark may also refer to:
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* Niagara-on-the ...
. 16 were children. Rhode Island Governor
Daniel McKee
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surveyed damage done by the storm in the southern region on August 22. Ned Lamont and Phil Murphy were set to tour damage on August 23. 500 line crews and more than 200 street crews were deployed in South Kingstown and surrounding communities to help restore power, as well as a state damage assessment team.Monroe Township opened a shelter on August 23 to help rescue those who lost their homes due to flooding, or were suffering from power outages.
Lamont expressed confidence that nearly 90% of the state's 26,000 outages, on August 23, would be recovered by 6 p.m. that day. These comments contrasted his statements from
Isaias
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the previous year, which knocked out power to 750,000 houses, some for a week. The governor's new regulatory procedure that was in put into place after Isaias was proven to work well. The RIDEM helped clean up damage from the storm. Daniel McKee commended the work of the utility National Grid, praising the efforts to help restore power in Rhode Island. Power was expected to be recovered to all by August 25.
American Red Cross
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had helped support recovery efforts in Monroe Township.
Sewage was a concern for those in the community of Rossmoor, due to an overflowing of the system. Total homes had to be abandoned due to water damage. Firefighters in Manchester, Connecticut helped evacuate 18 homes and made several rescues. President Biden declared disasters in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont and Connecticut. Over 200 residents of Helmetta fled to higher ground, and took refuge in hotels due to flooding. Pennsylvania deployed 16 members of its federal disaster response team to Connecticut. New York State's Attorney General,
Letitia James
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, warned of
price gouging
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of essential items, as Henri passed. On August 22, the Federal Government declared disasters for 26 New York counties.
See also
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Weather of 2021
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Tropical cyclones in 2021
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Timeline of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season
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List of Category 1 Atlantic hurricanes
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Hurricane Carol
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(1954)
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Hurricane Belle
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(1976)
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Hurricane Bob
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(1991)
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Hurricane Irene
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(2011)
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Hurricane Sandy
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