Update: Tropical Storm Henri rolled across Block Island before making landfall in the Rhode Island town of Westerly on Sunday, blasting much of the Northeast with high winds and heavy storm surge. Henri had weakened earlier in the day from hurricane status but remained an imposing storm, lashing the coast with winds of 60 miles per hour and producing 19-foot waves in some places. Original: Hurricane Henri weakened to tropical storm status Sunday but remained a menace to the northeastern United States, driving intense storm surge and threatening to pound some areas with up to 10 inches of rain. The outer bands of the storm moved ashore in eastern Long Island and Southern New England early Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said. At 11 a.m. Sunday, Henri was 15 miles east of Montauk Point, N.Y., moving to the north-northwest at 12 mph with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. Tropical-storm-force winds extended outward up to 125 miles. "Regardless of the exact landfall location, storm surge, rainfall and wind hazards will extend far from the center," warned Daniel Brown, senior hurricane specialist. "This is a life-threatening situation." Henri was forecast to make landfall in southern New England or on Long Island late Sunday morning or early afternoon. After landfall, a turn to the north and a slower forward speed were expected as Henri moves over southern New England. Slower forward speed means the storm will linger longer, dumping excessive rain as it passes. Photos by @gettyimages, @apnews