Henri Strengthens to a Hurricane as It Closes In on New England
Hurricane Henri is expected to make landfall “ at or near hurricane strength ” somewhere around New York ’s Long Island or southern New England by Sunday good afternoon , according tothe National Hurricane Center . Henri strengthen from a tropical storm on Saturday as it work up up steam over the Atlantic with maximum free burning malarky near 75 mph ( 120 kph ) . This Category 1 violent storm , the first hurricane of the season , threatens to hit the Northeast with high winds , flooding , and dangerous storm surges ahead of its landfall ....