Hurricane Henri weakened and hit Rhode Island as a Tropical Storm on Sunday. The storm stayed further east than originally anticipated and for the most part Berks received just rain. The rain was heavy depending on your location with radar estimates shown below. The Northeast part of the county received the most rainfall although there were some localized areas with higher amounts. The radar is showing 2 to 4″ for that area, but I’m not finding any readings over 2.5″ so the radar estimates may be a little overcooked.
The station recorded 0.99″ of rainfall with most of it coming from 10 PM Sunday through 5 AM Monday morning. This heavier rain was wrap-around precipitation from the semi-stalled Henri. Following a somewhat dry April through June both July and August have rainfall totals over 7″ bringing our yearly total back to average. The rest of this week will be Hot and Humid with some relief coming this weekend.