Aug 23, 2021, 12:14 PM EDT
Tornado confirmed in Massachusetts
A tornado touched down near Marlborough, Massachusetts, Monday as Henri veered away from the Northeast.
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 23, 2021, 12:14 PM 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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Here's how the news is developing today. All times Eastern.
Aug 23, 2021, 9:18 AM EDT
Biden approves emergency declaration for Vermont after New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island
The White House announced Monday that President Joe Biden has approved an emergency declaration for Vermont due to Henri, following his previous approvals for New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Biden ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local response efforts in Vermont due to the emergency conditions resulting from the storm. The move authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all disaster relief efforts and provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, according to a press release from the White House.
Aug 23, 2021, 6:46 AM EDT
Flash flood watches remain for 8 states
Henri continued to dump rain across the Northeast on Monday morning, as the storm's remnants stalled in eastern New York.
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Flash flood watches remain in effect for eight states in the region, from Pennsylvania to New Hampshire. The area could see an additional 2 to 3 inches of rainfall on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
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What's left of Henri is forecast to move east later Monday before heading out of the Northeast by Tuesday.
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-ABC News' Max Golembo
Aug 23, 2021, 5:43 AM EDT
Over 53,000 without power in 2 states
More than 53,000 customers across two states were still without power early Monday morning as Henri slowly moved over the New England area.
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As of 5 a.m. ET, there were 44,104 customers without power in Rhode Island, where Henri made landfall, while 9,737 were without power in Connecticut, according to data collected by PowerOutage.US.
-ABC News' Will Gretsky.
