Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall on US East coast

National Grid reported 74,000 customers without power in Rhode Island and more than 28,000 customers affected by cuts in Connecticut.

Waves pound a sea wall in Montauk, New York, on Sunday. Picture: Craig Ruttle/AP

Tropical Storm Henri hit the coast of Rhode Island on Sunday afternoon, bringing high winds that knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and bands of rain that led to flash flooding from New Jersey to Massachusetts.

The storm was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, but still had sustained winds of about 60mph and gusts of up to 70mph, according to the National Hurricane Centre.