Henri to leave Northeast Monday night, flood watches remain in effect
Flood watches are in effect from northeastern Pennsylvania to New Hampshire.
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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Power to be restored by mid-week: National Grid
National Grid said it is deploying over 4,000 personnel in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to restore power to affected areas.
As of 5 p.m. Sunday, approximately 72,600 customers in Rhode Island and 8,500 in Massachusetts were without power, according to the utility.
"The hardest hit communities in Rhode Island include South Kingstown, Narragansett, Westerly, Jamestown, Charlestown and North Kingstown," National Grid said in a news release.
The utility said it estimates to have power restored to all affected customers by mid-week.
Tropical Storm warnings discontinued
Tropical storm warnings for the Northeast states affected by Henri were dropped around 5 p.m Sunday.
However, 40 million Americans across nine states from Delaware to New Hampshire remain under a flash flood watch as the threat for major flash flooding continues through Monday.
Rainfall rates of two inches and hour have been reported in areas experiencing flash flooding, and an additional half a foot of rain is still forecast with highest amounts likely over the Lower Hudson Valley, Northeast New Jersey, New York City, Connecticut and western Massachusetts.
-ABC News' Melissa Griffin
Biden promises quick response to affected areas
President Joe Biden updated Americans on the federal government's response to Tropical Storm Henri.
Biden reiterated that he has approved the state of emergency orders declared in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York and said the Federal Emergency Management Agency is ready to help affected communities.
He said thousands of live crews from the agency are already on their way.
"They'll clean up fallen trees, help local utilities repair damaged lines and restore service as fast as possible," Biden said at his news conference.
Biden warned that the storm is still causing flooding and reminded affected residents to prepare for more damage throughout the coming days.
Nearly 122,000 customers lose power
As of 4:10 p.m., there are at least 121,993 customers without power in five states, according to PowerOutage.US, a site that aggregates power outage reports.
Rhode Island has the most power outage numbers with 75,868, followed by Connecticut, 29,776, Massachusetts, 9,205, New Jersey, 4,009 and New York, 3,135.
Outer bands begin to reach New England coast
Henri is currently a category 1 hurricane with 75 mph max sustained winds as outer bands start to reach the southern New England coast and Long Island.
Hurricane warnings are in effect for Long Island, Connecticut and Rhode Island, and tropical storm warnings stretch from New Jersey to Massachusetts.
Flash flood warnings have been ongoing as heavy rain has moved through, with around 4.5 inches of rain falling in Central Park — at a rate of almost 2 inches per hour -- and 6 inches falling in Brooklyn. This is just the beginning of the rain the Northeast will see as Henri moves through.
Flood watches are posted from Delaware to Vermont, and rain totals may reach or exceed 10 inches.
The path is sticking east, and it appears that the center of Henri could stay just off the eastern edge of Long Island, before making landfall early afternoon in Rhode Island at or near hurricane strength.
Once landfall occurs, rapid weakening is expected.
The storm conditions will likely cause numerous power outages, and an isolated tornado is also possible.