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The storm hit Rhode Island on Sunday evening (Dutch time). There, too, and in many other northeastern US states, including New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts, high winds and heavy rain are leading to flooding and power outages. Thousands of flights in the area have been canceled due to the storm. Several subway tunnels in New York were flooded. The train service between New York and Boston was shut down.
At least 125,000 homes and businesses are without power, according to Poweroutage.us, which tracks power outages in the United States.
The Tennessee authorities declared a state of emergency earlier in the day and deployed the National Guard. In many places in the state 30 centimeters of rain fell in a short time. Numerous rivers overflowed in four counties west of the city of Nashville.
Henri started as a hurricane, but has scaled down to a tropical storm over the course of Sunday with winds of up to 110 kilometers per hour. US President Joe Biden called on citizens on Sunday to remain cautious, despite the slightly weakening wind.
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