Tropical Storm Henri, which has winds of 60 mph winds, made landfall along the coast of Rhode Island on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm, recently downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane, hit the town of Westerly at 12:15 p.m. ET, the NHC said. “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),” it added, saying the center of Henri also passed over Block Island, Rhode Island about an hour earlier. Ahead of landfall, there were reports of throngs of people across Long Island, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut making dashes for supermarkets to get food and supplies. More than 75,000 residents in Rhode Island are without power, according to PowerOutage.us. That figure is sure to …
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