“So if you have to move, if you have to stock up, if you have to get to higher ground, it has to be today. We’re talking about tomorrow,” Cuomo said. The governor, who will leave office in two days following a sexual harassment scandal, warned that heavy rains were expected to create problems far up into the Hudson River Valley. Andrew Cuomo pleaded with New York residents to make last-minute preparations, warning that heavy rain, winds and storm surges from Henri could be as devastating as Superstorm Sandy in some parts of the state.
And many of the restaurant owners and business owners are just securing all of their items outside right now,” she said.
“They’ve been sending double the amount of boats, so it’s been very orderly. Guests at the Palms Hotel on Fire Island were leaving throughout Saturday on ferries, said general manager Laura Mercogliano. Saturday after that, officials said, there may be no way out for people who decide to ride out the storm. The last boats out will leave at 10:40 p.m. Residents and visitors on Fire Island, a narrow strip of sandy villages barely above sea level off Long Island’s southern coast, were urged to evacuate. tonight are putting their lives at risk and public safety crews will not be able to respond to you once winds exceed 50 mph.” First Selectwoman Peggy Lyons wrote in a public notice, that any “residents who do not leave the evacuation zone by 9 p.m. That gave people directly in the storm’s path less time to prepare.Ī mandatory evacuation order was issued for some residents closest to the water in Madison, Connecticut. Henri was veering a bit further west than originally expected, placing eastern Long Island in its bull’s-eye rather than New England.
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