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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Tropical Storm Henri's conditions spread inland
Tropical Storm Henri's impact continues to be felt throughout the East Coast even though its strength has weakened.
The storm is now producing wind gusts up to 50 mph and is moving northwest through Rhode Island.
Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
New flash flood warnings were issued in parts of New York City, Westchester, New York, and northeastern New Jersey counties.
Current rain totals range from 3.7 inches in New London, Connecticut, to 7.82 inches in Brooklyn.
--ABC News’ Hope Osemwenkhae
Storm weakening, slowing after hitting land
Tropical Storm Henri has already begun to lose strength as it moves inland after making landfall in Rhode Island around 12:15 p.m. Sunday.
The system was 5 miles east of Westerly, Rhode Island, at 2 p.m., moving northwest at 9 mph with sustained winds of 50 mph.
Tropical storm force winds are still expected along the south shore of Long Island, New York, and across southeast Connecticut.
The strongest winds will be along coastal areas of New England and Long Island through Sunday evening.
Gusts of 50 mph or higher are possible as the center of the storm tracks through the Northeast.
The primary threat Sunday will be flash flooding across most of the region.
Since the system is slowing down, the outerbands are continuing to bring heavy rain from New Jersey to Massachusetts.
Nine states remain under a flash flood watch through Monday. Three states – New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts, are under flash flood warnings.
An additional 2 to 4 inches of rainfall will be possible the already soaked region, including New York City.
-ABC News’ Hope Osemwenkhae
Hundreds of nursing home residents evacuated in Connecticut
Four nursing homes in Connecticut have been evacuated as Tropical Storm Henri moved across the state.
Nearly 250 residents were moved to other facilities, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont told reporters Sunday afternoon.
Lamont warned residents to remain vigilant as the storm passes.
Flooding is "the biggest risk we have right now," said Lamont. "Don't get complacent."
Power outages for more than 24,000 customers have been reported, Lamont said.
-ABC News’ Will McDuffie
System expected to weaken to tropical depression
Now that Tropical Storm Henri has hit land, it is forecast to weaken to a tropical depression by Monday morning as it moves through southern Vermont.
Wind gusts of 70 mph were reported in Point Judith, Rhode Island, and 69 mph in Block Island, Rhode Island.
Tropical storm force winds with gusts up to 50 mph will continue over parts of eastern Long Island, New York and New England. Storm surge between 2 and 4 feet will be an ongoing issue for southern Connecticut and eastern Long Island, New York through Sunday.
The current track then has the system moving north-northwest, withering to a weak tropical storm in upstate New York before becoming a depression.
More than 40 million people across the Northeast will be under flash flood watches. Nearly 9 inches of rain from Sunday morning alone were reported in parts of New Jersey.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 3 inches are possible in parts of northern New Jersey, Connecticut, eastern Pennsylvania, and southern New York.
-ABC News’ Melissa Griffin and Hope Osemwenkhae
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.