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Tropical Storm Henri is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane by Saturday morning as it heads northward, and is expected to make landfall Sunday evening near Newport, Rhode Island, as a strong tropical storm or possibly as a Category 1 hurricane, according to the National Weather Service. Henri will weaken rapidly after landfall but will exit the region slowly through Monday.

The main hazards include damaging winds, flooding rain, and storm surge flooding.

National Weather Service graphic

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