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Parts of the east coast of the USA, including New York, are preparing for one of the strongest storms in around a decade. The tropical storm “Henri” is likely to become a hurricane on Friday or Saturday, announced the US Hurricane Center (NHC). The weather services warned of dangerous gusts of wind, storm surges, heavy rain and floods. “Henri” was due to hit land on Sunday in Long Island or south of New England.
Authorities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont called on people to prepare for the storm. In Massachusetts, parks and beaches are said to be closed Saturday through Monday. The power supply for up to 300,000 people could fail there, according to the authorities.
According to the NHC, “Henri” reaches wind speeds of 110 kilometers per hour. Heavy rains were expected in New York and adjacent New England. It would be the first hurricane to hit the area directly in 30 years. In 1991, Hurricane “Bob” killed 17 people there. The last hurricane warning for New York was issued in August 2011 when hurricane “Irene” occurred. A year later, tropical storm “Sandy” caused great damage, 44 people were killed.
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