Hurricane Henri barrels toward U.S. Northeast coast

AMAGANSETT, N.Y.: Hurricane Henri headed toward southern New England and Long Island on Sunday, threatening the region with high winds, a storm surge and drenching rainfall.

By 2 a.m. (0600 GMT), Henri was located 135 miles (215 km) south-southeast of Montauk Point on Long Island in New York state, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. It was carrying top sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph) and heading north. Henri was expected to hit Long Island or southern New England later on Sunday, hitting land at or near hurricane strength, the center said.