Saturday, 21 August 2021 (YJC)_ The National Weather Service says that Henri has now been upgraded to a hurricane.
Henri has now been upgraded to a hurricane, meaning it will be the first hurricane to make landfall in New England in 30 years when it barrels into the region on Sunday.
The National Weather Service says that even though the rain may miss southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the strongest winds are centered east of the core, so these areas should still be prepared for impacts.
Rain and flooding are expected to be significant impacts of Henri, with more than 5 inches of rain expected to fall across Connecticut and western Massachusetts.
The storm track has changed significantly in the past 24 hours. On Friday, the models plowed Henri right into eastern Massachusetts: straight through New Bedford, into Boston and exiting to the Gulf of Maine via Portsmouth, New Hampshire. While not a doomsday scenario with a Category 1 hurricane, it would have been every bit of Hurricane Bob in 1991.
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