Town Of Stonington: Town Of Stonington Hurricane Update - August 21, 2021 - 8a.M.

Press release from the Town of Stonington:

August 20, 2021 - 1:17pm

***Town of Stonington Hurricane Update - August 21, 2021 - 8 a.m.***

The Stonington team has been preparing for the potential impacts of Hurricane Henri and want to be sure you are prepared as well. As of now, the storm has moved west and is no longer projected to make landfall near Stonington, but rather New Haven around 4-5 pm on Sunday, with rainfall starting early Sunday morning and winds picking up later in the afternoon. We expect moderate to major flooding, with a potential storm surge of up to 5 feet and an additional rainfall of 4"-8".  Wind gusts of 60-80 MPH are also expected. 

Please know, we may be issuing evacuation announcements later today, based on further storm data and the likelihood of storm surges. Please know your evacuation zone and make a plan. Due to COVID, we highly suggest that if you need alternate housing to find friends or family to stay with. If that is not possible, please know we will very likely be opening the Emergency Shelter at Stonington High School later this evening. Know your Zone map: portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEMHS/_docs/Know-Your-Zone/Stonington-2014-Hurricane-Evac-map.pdf

What should you do to prepare?

The recommendation is to finish all storm prep by 8pm Saturday evening.

What should you do if there is an outage?

What should you do if there are downed power lines?

In the event of an emergency?

Current Closures: 

We will continue to update our social media and Town website with related news.

Stay safe Stonington.

This press release was produced by the Town of Stonington. The views expressed here are the author’s own.