Where, When Henri Is Expected To Make Landfall On Long Island

LONG ISLAND, NY — Henri is officially a hurricane and it remains on a stubborn path straight into Long Island Sunday.

At 11 a.m. Saturday, Henri was located about 465 miles south of Montauk with sustained winds of 75 mph. The storm is moving north-northeast at 14 mph.

The latest track puts Henri on a path to make landfall on the East End between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday, somewhere between Westhampton and Amagansett, Accuweather.com says. It would be the first hurricane to make landfall on the island since Hurricane Gloria in 1985.

"Saturday is the time to complete all preparations to protect life and property in accordance with your emergency plan," the weather service said. "Make sure you are in a safe location before the onset of strong winds or possible flooding."

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Henri will likely make landfall around high tide and on the same day as a full moon.

"Tides are higher when the moon is full because at that time the gravity from the moon and sun are pulling together on the earth," Harry Shipman, a University of Delaware professor of physics and astronomy, told the News Journal in 2014.

Life-threatening storm surge flooding of up to 5 feet above ground is possible on parts of the island, especially on the East End which could see wind gusts up 100 mph.

There is the potential for 3-6 inches of rainfall late Saturday night through Sunday night
across the island.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone issued a voluntary evacuation order for Fire Island Saturday.

"I urge residents to check ferry service times and make plans to leave the barrier island today," he said.

PSEG Long Island has said some storm-related power outages could take up to 10 days to be restored. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has blasted PSEG for that restoration estimate.

“Long Island is constantly preparing for major storms, so it is unacceptable for PSEG to claim they will need seven to 10 days to restore power," Curran said. "Our residents deserve better. PSEG must call in more line crews to deal with this issue.”

The slides below are from the National Weather Service's last briefing on the storm.