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left that the storm surge happened and the devastation happened. i think what you're seeing is residents here still on edge about what the effects of henri will be. yes, this does just seem like a rainstorm. we've got surfers out there enjoying when they really shouldn't be enjoying the conditions. i think residents are concerned about the storm surge which forecasters say they are concerned about it, at least until tomorrow morning. a one to three-foot storm surge. chris. >> alison, the same conversation i was having with people here. this is where i live. i know you can handle it and go out there and you want to test the surf. but then you put the lifeguards and rescue people at risk. if something goes wrong, somebody has to come out and get you. so think about them. now, this is going to be a story a little bit in new york of wait and see. right now henri has been better-than-expected. but duration could play a role in this story, fred. is it going to make landfall in
going to do it here. we had storm surge here, high tide coming in, waves coming in. the big story is how the city is trying to prepare for what the storm might bring. we've seen walls go up around t stations, new preparation to bat ten some of those boats down. the mayor talking about how she's trying to prepare this city for power outages, bringing more teams in, trying to clean out storm drains. this city so far has not seen a huge hit. rain all morning, but not a huge hit. they are trying to prepare themselves for the worst as more of henri comes in, chris. >> evan mcmorris-santoro. probably the best name of the storm coverage. i'd love to see it on a jersey. thank you for keeping us in the loop with what's happening in boston. that storm is going to move all the way through that region. we'll have to see -- again, time
days of big-time humidity and heat. that can be insufferable, especially for the vulnerable and the elderly. no air conditioning, inside, not being able to get help, not being able to contact. bad things can happen. so we have to watch that, even though it's not the drama of a hurricane, it is part of managing the health consequences of this. so, if we're going to get lucky here, and we'll see. if by the middle of the afternoon the sustained rain, the sustained low winds even, by hurricane standards, haven't taken out power in big pockets of long island, the story has to move on from there. it takes us into new england. you heard about rhode island. you're hearing about connecticut. also boston, we have a correspondent there. what's going on in boston? >> chris, as you mentioned, the preparation is the big story here in boston. about 40 minutes ago we had high tide at the long wharf. this is one of the parts of boston, if henri is going to do anything to this city, it's
the situation is. >> reporter: hi, chris. we are experiencing some of the heaviest rains and the strongest winds i've felt since last night. the ocean is being churned up. you mentioned the surfers. they're not deterred today. they're out in full force trying to catch some waves. there's a tropical storm warning under effect here on long beach, also a storm surge watch as well. the big concern here, as you can imagine, is flooding. this is an area, as you can see if we turn around, daniel, this is an an yair that is very close to the water. you can see the apartment building. just beyond that apartment building are homes. the big concern is, as i said, flooding, not just from the ocean but from the rain that is coming from henri. who can forget super storm sandy. long beach was devastated by that storm. tens of millions of dollars in damage. that storm, chris, it hit new jersey, and it was only after it
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where you'll have that flood problem, but still get incredible rainfall. it won't take much wind to knock down trees and create power outages, so still some impact yet to come. >> all right. we're going to be watching it, ken. let me ask you something before i lose you. explain do people why this storm, henri, did not become what it was feared to be, let's say, 16 hours ago? what happened with the path? what is attributable for that change in path? >> little wiggles matter, chris. you'll have some bouncing back and forth. sometimes they wobble back and forth 20, 30 miles. you have the colder water. but the big thing here is, the difference between a hurricane and tropical storm is only one-mile-an-hour. in the meantime, the impacts don't change too much. a little movement back and forth does happen with these systems. the big story is still going to be the tropical rain and the flooding that we're going to get and also some of the power outages. still a big impact despite
most of the power outage is rhode island and connecticut. you'll see it in massachusetts. new york, about 2,000. will that change? maybe. dave, if you want to pull out and let them see. we see the counterclockwise of the outer bands here moving from this storm. how long they stay in an area when they drop rain can make a significant difference in flooding in that area. so flooding is going to be the story in new york. the speed of winds here not the story. 20, 35-mile-an-hour gusts tops. in fact, henri has not been impressive in this region of the country in terms of wind speeds. i was just monitoring it in the break. the notes i'm getting are about 53-mile-an-hour gusts. look, that can make a big difference, especially with foliage and power lines. you're going to hear about problems. in terms of what was anticipated, so far, to good. now, what does that mean in the new york metropolitan area? we have brian stelter who is driving around looking for pockets of concern. brian, what are you seeing? >> you know, i'm a weather geek,
montauk was an early concern for a major point of impact for this concern, vulnerable community, narrow land mass. shimon prokupecz is there right now. shimon, it's interesting. they've been very worried there. h henri is a storm that can't make up its mind. block island is getting hit in a more dramatic way that we'll hear about when more cameras can get out there. what's going on with you right now? >> reporter: i think in the last hour we've seen the worst wind, some of the more severe rain in the last hour. it's subsided now. it came through on the beach side. it's interesting. you look at these waves and they've been tremendous all day. just pounding the beach all day. as you said, the big concern was the surge and whether or not that was going to create problems inland. so far we have not seen any of that. high tide was just after 9:00 a.m. this morning.