Hurricane Henri took its toll on the northeastern part of the United States, rendering the region drenched to the skin.
Earlier today, the storm earned its reputation as a tropical storm, pummelling Rhode Island as it made landfall.
Over 140,000 homes lost power, and deluges of rain forced authorities to close bridges, swamped roads, with some stranded in their vehicles.
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Hurricane Henri has made its mark in the Northeastern part of the United States, as it lingered atop the region this morning and rendered roads across the region completely submerged.
Packing sustained winds of up to 60 miles per hour, Henri made landfall near Westerly, Rhode Island.
Having battered Rhode Island as it made landfall there, Henri has moved northwest through Connecticut.
Residents were not flabbergasted by the damage as they had already been given a foretaste of the storm yesterday.
Weather officials and governors had warned of power outages and flooding. And so it was: power outages are now affecting 140,000 homes, and the storm ended up dumping deluges of rain on Rhode Island.
Pelting northeast Pennsylvania, hurricane Henri left a trail of destruction, turning the state into an unkempt place.
Beach towns from the Hamptons on Long Island to Cape Cod in Massachusetts, which were endowed with tourists for leisure last weekend, were spared.
While they didn't suffer the full brunt of the storm, other areas of New England are holding the breath for the storm's return.
Rhode Island's governor did not mince words, for the sake of his fellow residents.
Gov. Dan Mckee: And that's why we are saying, people stay home. Let's be safe.
Had Henri not weakened to a tropical storm, the damage would have been more considerable and catastrophic.
Be that as it may, the storm still ripped through New Jersey and contiguous states and cities. Some communities in New Jersey were inundated with as much as 8 inches of rain. And in Newark, 86 people were rescued in 11 incidents related to that storm.
New York, meanwhile, dodged direct hit by the storm.
Now, knowing New York dodged the storm is one thing, but witnessing all that unfold first-hand, spoke volumes.
Joe Gaviola, keeper of the Montauk Lighthouse: (Sounds like Long Island dodged a bullet?) I think we did. We could have been worse. I have to say, it was all that good, but it could have been a lot worse.
But the New York governor still warned residents the city is not out of the woods just yet.
Andrew Cuomo: Now it's not the time to say we're out of harm's way. We are not out of harm's way.
Notwithstanding the full extent to which Americans will be affected by the storm still unknown, keen to ensure Americans affected are in good hands, President Joe Biden has proffered federal recovery aid to three U.S. states - Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
President Joe Biden: I've already approved - I've already approved emergency declarations for Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York, which activates funds and means we can - we can get in there and help as soon as this extreme weather has moved through. We don't know the full extent of the storm's impact today, but we are acting to prepare for and prevent damage as much as possible, and to speed help to affected communities so they can recover as quickly as possible.
Sighs of relief and smiles from those in the wake of the storm, as Henri is slated to move northward to New Hampshire and Maine.
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