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Northeastern United States bracing for Hurricane Henri

Forecasters are predicting a dangerous storm surge.

FORECASTERS PREDICT A dangerous storm surge in the northeast of the United States later today ahead of a hurricane.

Storm preparations grew more urgent today as the newly upgraded Hurricane Henri closed in on the coast.

Landfall is expected tomorrow and forecasters expect a dangerous storm surge could occur as early as later today in portions of Long Island, Connecticut, Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.

The storm surge and tide could cause high water in coastal New England as Henri moves inland, while heavy rain and wind may also produce flooding.

Henri was veering a bit further west than originally expected, and if that track holds, it would have eastern Long Island in its bull’s-eye rather than New England, which has not taken a direct hit from a hurricane since Hurricane Bob in 1991, a Category 2 storm that killed at least 17 people.

New York has not had a direct hit from a powerful cyclone since Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc in 2012.

Some of the most important repairs from that storm have been completed, but many projects designed to protect against future storms remain unfinished.

Regardless of its exact landfall, broad impacts were expected across a large part of the northeast, extending inland to Hartford, Connecticut, and Albany, New York, and eastward to Cape Cod, which is teeming with tens of thousands of summer tourists.

Reflecting Henri’s changing track, a hurricane watch was lifted for the Cape on Saturday, though it remained under tropical storm and storm surge warnings.

The National Hurricane Centre said that a hurricane warning for the southern coast of New England, including Rhode Island, was being extended eastward to west of Westport, Massachusetts.

Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker urged people holidaying on the Cape to leave well before Henri hits, and those who planned to start holidays there to delay their plans.

“We don’t want people to be stuck in traffic on the Cape Cod bridges when the storm is in full force on Sunday,” he said.

With a top wind speed of 75 mph Saturday morning, Henri speeded up slightly to move north-northeast at 14 mph. It is still about 465 miles south of Montauk on New York’s Long Island.

Governor Ned Lamont warned Connecticut residents they should prepare to “shelter in place” from Sunday afternoon to at least Monday morning as the state braces for the first possible direct hit from a hurricane in decades.

“This storm is extremely worrisome,” said Michael Finkelstein, police chief and emergency management director in East Lyme, Connecticut.

“We haven’t been down this road in quite a while and there’s no doubt that we and the rest of New England would have some real difficulties with a direct hit from a hurricane.”

The weather service warned of the potential for damaging winds and widespread coastal flooding from Henri, and officials in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York cautioned that people could lose power for a week or even longer.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 8:26 AM

    The last one is the new library on Broad Street Birmingham City Centre.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 8:34 AM

    You can see the parts of the world where the most ambitious building projects are happening today are not Europe or the US. Obviously connected to economics, but also national self confidence?

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    Sep 7th 2014, 9:15 AM

    Scandinavia still has a few ambitious building projects.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 10:52 AM

    Maybe one/two but bulk seem to be Australasia and emerging economies

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    Sep 7th 2014, 8:18 AM

    Is there a single modern Irish building worthy of a postcard? The only structure that comes to mind is the Harp Bridge in Dublin. The proposed new Liberty Hall / ESB head office must tie for joint last place on any awards list.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 8:31 AM

    The criminal courts on Parkgate street is a pretty class building.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 8:38 AM

    The new Dun Laoghaire library

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    Sep 7th 2014, 8:48 AM

    The new Dun Laoghaire library is not original….

    …. it is a copy oft the Norwegian Doomsday seed vault.

    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/02/photogalleries/seedvault-pictures/

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    Sep 7th 2014, 8:53 AM

    Music and Dance building in UL Limerick!

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    Sep 7th 2014, 9:03 AM

    The Irish lights HQ in Dun Laoghaire looks great.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 10:27 AM

    My vote would go the Hong Kong, The UK space building looks like total shite.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 10:51 AM

    Would our enlightened planners allow any of these to be built? Did I just enlightened and planner, bit of an oxymoron!

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    The National Lifeguard Training Centre in Tramore will be class when finished.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 10:22 AM

    Why does RTE stay quiet on the Library building in Dun Laghoire. ?? Nothing reported.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 12:49 PM

    The first building is breath taking.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 1:33 PM

    Wow there must be money in Buddhism, fab building

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    Sep 7th 2014, 1:43 PM

    Seriously…check out the Mexican house…looks a bit Frank Lloyd Wright…there’s a figure of a girl beside the road on the left, in exactly the same position as Christine Olsen in ‘Christina’s World’ by Andrew Wyeth. Might even be photoshopped in, I suppose.

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