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Tropical Storm Henri Update Statement
2021-08-22 18:28:55| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
Issued at 1230 PM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021 000 WTNT63 KNHC 221628 TCUAT3 Tropical Storm Henri Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL082021 1230 PM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021 ...TROPICAL STORM HENRI MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST OF RHODE ISLAND NEAR WESTERLY... Data from an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft, NOAA Doppler weather radars, and surface observations indicate that the center of Tropical Storm Henri made landfall along the coast of Rhode Island near Westerly at approximately 1215 PM EDT this afternoon. At the time of landfall, maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 60 mph. A Weatherflow station near Point Judith, Rhode Island, recently measured a sustained wind of 57 mph (92 km/h) and a gust to 70 mph (113 km/h). The center of Henri passed over Block Island, Rhode Island, around 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC. SUMMARY OF 1215 PM EDT...1615 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...41.3N 71.8W ABOUT 15 MI...25 KM NNE OF MONTAUK POINT NEW YORK ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM SSW OF PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB...29.20 INCHES $$ Forecaster Stewart/Brennan [ more ]
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