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Henri Nearing Landfall in Rhode Island

| August 22, 2021 @ 8:40 am

Henri is nearing landfall in Rhode Island.

Tropical Storm Henri Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL082021
900 AM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021

…900 AM EDT POSITION UPDATE…
…TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING INLAND ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND…

A Weatherflow station on Block Island, Rhode Island, recently
reported a sustained wind of 47 mph (76 km/h) and a gust to 59 mph
(95 km/h). Another Weatherflow station near Narragansett, Rhode
Island, recently measured a sustained wind of 35 mph (56 km/h) and a
gust to 54 mph (87 km/h), while another station at Great Gull
Island near the eastern end of Long Island, New York, measured a
sustained wind of 36 mph (58 km/h) and a gust to 45 mph 72 (km/h).
The NOAA C-MAN station at Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, recently
measured a sustained wind of 47 mph (76 km/h) and a gust to 58 mph
(93 km/h).

SUMMARY OF 900 AM EDT…1300 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…40.8N 71.4W
ABOUT 35 MI…55 KM SE OF MONTAUK POINT NEW YORK
ABOUT 70 MI…110 KM S OF PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…65 MPH…100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 16 MPH…26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…987 MB…29.15 INCHES

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Forecaster Stewart/Roberts

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