🌀 Henri · Category 1 · 75 mph
Hurricane Henri was a tropical cyclone that impacted the Northeastern United States. The eighth named storm and third hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, Henri developed from a well-defined low-pressure system north-northeast of Bermuda, becoming a tropical depression on August 16. Nearly a day later, the system strengthened into Tropical Storm Henri. Henri continued to move south, and later southwest before strengthening steadily, reaching its initial peak intensity with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a pressure of 994 mbar (29.4 inHg) early on August 19. Soon after, strong wind shear weakened Henri slightly. Eventually, on August 21, Henri strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane, before weakening back to a tropical storm and making landfall in Westerly, Rhode Island, on August 22, making it the second tropical cyclone to make landfall in the U.S. state of Rhode Island during the season, seven weeks after Elsa. It proceeded to move west-northwestward, weakening into a tropical depression while slowing down later that day. On August 23, Henri degenerated into a remnant low over New England, before dissipating the next day over the Atlantic. Category 1 hurricane: peak winds of 75 mph (65 knots), lowest pressure 986 mb. August 15 – August 24, 2021. Landfalls: August 22 at 65 mph, 41.2°N 71.6°W; August 22 at 65 mph, 41.3°N 71.8°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 7.8. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL082021 (public domain).