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20 Aug, 3 tweets, 3 min read

Getting very very extra worried about inland flooding potential from #Henri.

8-10 inches of rain in the Catskills would be on par with what the region received during Hurricane Irene in 2011 — one of the worst inland floods in US history creating damage of $15.8B.

#Henri's very heavy rainfall will be falling in a region where the ground is already saturated. This summer has been very wet in New England, and another tropical system (Fred) moved through just *yesterday*.

#Henri's rain has nowhere to go but worsen the flood situation.

Water (not wind) is the deadliest part of any tropical cyclone. In the case of #Henri, inland flooding will probably be (much) worse than coastal flooding.

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Tropical Storm #Henri struggled to strengthen overnight, which is great news because a weaker storm will be more likely to stay out to sea.

Sure enough, the latest forecast track from @NHC_Atlantic has shifted a bit further offshore of New England:

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TS #Henri update:
No major changes this morning from @NHC_Atlantic, other than the fact that the NYC metro area is now outside the cone again — good news.

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TS #Henri update, 5pm:
Another nudge back towards land. Of note is that @NHC_Atlantic is now expecting Henri to be near hurricane force for a full 24 hours on its closest approach to Cape Cod and the islands off of Massachusetts. That's a recipe for severe coastal flooding.