Hurricane Henri (2021)
Hurricane Henri (pronounced ohn-REE)[1] was an Atlantic hurricane in August 2021. The hurricane threatened Long Island in southeastern New York State and southern New England. Henri threatened being the first hurricane to move across Long Island since Hurricane Gloria in September 1985 and into New England since Hurricane Bob just over thirty years earlier.[2][3]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Hurricane Henri as a Category 1 hurricane off the coast of North Carolina on August 21 | |
| Formed | August 13, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dissipated | August 24, 2021 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 75 mph (120 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 987 mbar (hPa); 29.15 inHg |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Damage | $550 million (2021 USD) |
| Areas affected | Bermuda, Northeastern United States |
| Part of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Henri was first classified by the National Hurricane Center as Tropical Depression Eight around 11:00 pm Atlantic Standard Time on August 16.[4] Later that day, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Henri.[5]
Tropical storm and hurricane notices were put into effect over Long Island, northeastern New Jersey and southern New England. The first such notices extended from Newark and New York City eastward to near Martha's Vineyard and Woods Hole on Cape Cod in southeast Massachusetts.
The state governors of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and Connecticut put states of emergency into effect in advance of the hurricane moving into these areas. The storm was reminiscent of Hurricane Sandy almost nine years earlier (Sandy struck land near Brigantine and Atlantic City in southeast New Jersey). The winds, however, extended almost a thousand miles from the storm's center. Hurricane-force winds from Sandy also affected the New York City and Long Island areas.[6][7]
Henri was forecast to strengthen before moving across Long Island and into New England on August 22.[8]
Hurricane Henri (2021) Media
Tropical Storm Henri southeast of Bermuda on August 17
Tropical Storm Henri making landfall in Rhode Island on August 22
Related pages
- Hurricane Carol (1954)
- Hurricane Donna (1960)
- Hurricane Gloria (1985)
- Hurricane Bob (1991) - Took similar track and struck New England thirty years before Henri
- Tropical Storm Hermine (2004) - Took a similar track
- Hurricane Irene (2011)
- Hurricane Sandy (2012)
References
- ↑ "The Atlantic Basin Storm Name Pronunciations" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Henri is Upgraded to a Hurricane, Posing the Most Serious Hurricane Threat to New England in Thirty Years". USA Today. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ↑ "New York State Governor Declares a State of Emergency as Henri Nears the Long Island and New England Coastline". NBC News. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Tropical Depression Eight". The National Hurricane Center. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Tropical Storm Henri". The National Hurricane Center. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Hurricane Henri Heading North and Prompting Evacuations and Warnings About Power Outages". The National Public Radio. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ↑ "How Bad Will Hurricane Henri Get". NJ.com. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Henri Landfall is Likely over Southern New England; New York City is on Notice". NBC News. Retrieved August 21, 2021.