CNN CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield August 22, 2021 19:43:00
Offshore. it's going to generate heavy rainfall. we have two concerns. to the east, and to the northeast quadrant, we have the stronger winds. the rain problem is a big concern. we've had gusts easily strong enough to knock power out. we're not going to contend with that so much even though sustained winds are at 50 miles per hour. we could have stronger gusts. this is a look at where most the power outages are. if it's highlighted in yellow, over 10,000 without power. in rhode island, over 50,000. they've been able to get in and restore power to some because all the rain is on that western fl...