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Henri Strengthens To Hurricane Status, High Risk For Power Outages, Flooding In Region Henri Strengthens To Hurricane Status, High Risk For Power Outages, Flooding In Region
Henri Strengthens To Hurricane Status, High Risk For Power Outages, Flooding In Region Updated story: Here's Where Hurricane Henri Should Bring Widespread Power Outages, Strongest Winds, Most Rain Packed with 75 mile-per-hour winds, Henri has now strengthened to hurricane status as it barrels toward the Northeast with millions at risk of flooding and power outages. It became a Category 1 hurricane around 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21. Hurricane and Storm Surge Warnings are in effect for portions of Long Island, and southern New England with Tropical Storm Warnings elsewhere. Henri (pronounced ON-ree) is now expected to accelerate northward on Saturday, and make landfall on…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Brand-New Forecast Has Henri Tracking Farther West, Enhancing Potential Risk For Region Brand-New Forecast Has Henri Tracking Farther West, Enhancing Potential Risk For Region
Brand-New Forecast Has Henri Tracking Farther West, Enhancing Potential Risk For Region A brand-new projected track for Tropical Storm Henri has shifted it even farther to the west, enhancing the risk of power outages and flashing flooding for the region. The latest models were released Friday afternoon, Aug. 20 by the National Weather Service NOAA National Hurricane Center. If it strengthens to hurricane status as expected, Henri could be the first hurricane to make landfall in New England since Bob in 1991. A Hurricane Watch has now been issued for portions of Long Island, Connecticut, and southeastern Massachusetts. Additional warnings and watches may be required later, th…

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by Joe Lombardi
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16-Year-Old From Fairfield County Killed In Block Island DUI Crash 16-Year-Old From Fairfield County Killed In Block Island DUI Crash
16-Year-Old From Fairfield County Killed In Block Island DUI Crash A Fairfield County teenager died after an allegedly drunk underage driver crashed on Block Island, police said. Rhode Island State Police said that 16-year-old Southport resident Jackson (Jake) Panus was killed on West Side Road in New Shoreham after his allegedly drunk female driver crashed at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9. According to police, a second minor was airlifted from the scene to a hospital in Rhode Island with serious injuries. The driver, whose name was not released, is currently being held at the Rhode Island Training School following her arrest for alleged impai…

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by Zak Failla