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Hi @Slick1 not sure what the news up there is concentrating on but they may be thinking oh, just a tropical storm. But they can do serious damage especially if the ground has been previously saturated. all that water has to go somewhere!
The colder waters up there is what some are counting on to minimize this storm.
Hang in there friend.
I am glad you mentioned this, @Arcadian. Even if we "only" get a tropical storm in my area of coastal Connecticut, there may be flooding as well as a storm surge. (I have a good friend with a house on the water.) We have had a huge amount of rain this season. The ground has to be saturated. My basement keeps getting water in it because it comes in the side of the house. The contractor who promised to do excavation to stop that ever did it.
"Check: Tropical Storm Henri Path
In general, the strongest winds are found to the east of the center track and the heaviest rainfall to the west of the center track.
Henri is not going to be your typical New England hurricane/tropical storm though (if there is such a thing). Most times hurricanes fly through our area with rapid speed, all the “big ones” did so (Hurricane of ’38, Carol, Diane, Gloria, Bob etc.). Henri is going to slow down upon arrival (the opposite of what is typical), and likely spin itself out over the course of a few days in our region. While this may mean slightly less wind at the peak of the storm (typically you would add the storms max winds with the forward speed to get the strongest gusts), it will almost certainly mean a higher risk of inland flooding.
Given the near record summer of rain we have already had, New England is in no condition to absorb days of rain from a tropical system."
Henri's Remnants To Bring One Last Round Of Heavy Rain To Massachusetts Monday
We aren't completely out of the woods in central and eastern Massachusetts as the remnants of Henri will get swept up by a front Monday afternoon and evening bringing one last round of downpours through the area.
boston.cbslocal.com