Henri to leave Northeast Monday night, flood watches remain in effect

Flood watches are in effect from northeastern Pennsylvania to New Hampshire.

ByMeredith Deliso, Max Golembo, Melissa Griffin, Julia Jacobo, Marlene Lenthang, Ivan Pereira, Morgan Winsor, and Samantha Wnek
Last Updated: August 22, 2021, 10:08 AM EDT

Henri continues to churn across the Northeast where heavy rain and flooding are still possible through Monday night.

Flood watches remain in effect from northeastern Pennsylvania to New Hampshire.

The storm made landfall as a tropical storm in Rhode Island early Sunday afternoon, bringing wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour and a storm surge of up to 4 feet to the surrounding regions. Over 9 inches of rain was recorded in Brooklyn, New York. Henri weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday night and will leave the Northeast by Monday night.

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Aug 22, 2021, 10:08 AM EDT

Henri continues its track north

Tropical Storm Henri continued to march up the Northeast coast but has not yet made landfall.

As of 9 a.m. Sunday, the system was 30 miles east-southeast of Montauk Point, New York, and 60 miles south of Providence, Rhode Island, with 65 mph max sustained winds.

Henri current radar weather map.
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Some cities are already reporting heavy wind gusts. Block Island, Rhode Island, saw wind gusts at 63 mph, while Narragansett, Rhode Island, reported winds of 54 mph, and Great Gull Island, New York, reported gusts of 56 mph.

High rain totals include 8.28 inches in Cranbury, New Jersey, 7.96 inches in Jamesburg, New Jersey, and 6.32 inches in Brooklyn, New York.

-ABC News’ Melissa Griffin and Samantha Wnek

Aug 22, 2021, 9:32 AM EDT

More than 1,000 flights canceled due to storm conditions.

The majority of the flights were canceled at Newark Liberty International Airport, Boston Logan International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to FlightAware.

A normal day without any major disruptions usually sees about 125 cancellations, according to FlightAware.

-ABC News' Mina Kaji

Aug 22, 2021, 9:13 AM EDT

Boston Red Sox game rescheduled due to storm

The matchup between the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers has been rescheduled to Monday due to Tropical Storm Henri.

The game was scheduled to take place at Fenway Park on Sunday afternoon, the Red Sox announced.

The city is expected to experience damaging winds, power outages, storm surge and flooding rain, Boston Mayor Kim Janey told reporters at a press briefing Sunday morning.

-ABC News’ Octavio Cadenas and Ahmad Hemingway

Aug 22, 2021, 8:12 AM EDT

System moves closer to Long Island, NY, with 70 mph winds

Henri, which was downgraded to a strong tropical storm Sunday morning, is edging closer to land.

The storm system is 40 miles south-southwest of Montauk, New York, and 75 miles south of Providence, Rhode Island.

Hurricane warnings are in effect from New Jersey to Cape Cod, Massachusetts. All trains from New York to Boston have been canceled.
Record rain has already fallen in New York and New Jersey, with 4.45 inches of rain in Central Park on Saturday, with 1.94 inches of rain falling between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. – the wettest hour on record for New Jersey City.

Rain totals have already topped 8.3 inches in parts of central New Jersey.

Flash flood watches have been issued from Delaware to Vermont.

-ABC News’ Samantha Wnek