NEW YORK - As Tropical Storm Henri makes its way up the Atlantic coast of the United States, the National Weather Service has issued a number of serious weather alerts for the New York metropolitan area, including hurricane alerts.
Henri is expected to gain hurricane status as it approaches Long Island and New England.A Tropical Storm Warning is posted for New York City as parts of the city could see 4" of rain and 50 mph wind gusts.
That warning was also posted for parts of New Jersey.Hurricane Warnings and Storm Surge Warnings are in effect for Suffolk County on Long Island and parts of southern Connecticut.