Henri is
expected to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane over eastern Long Island
early Sunday afternoon, bringing damaging winds, major flooding and widespread
power outages.
News 12's
Virginia Huie was at the Fire Island Ferry Terminal in Bay Shore after Suffolk
County Executive Steve Bellone called for a voluntary evacuation from the
barrier island.
Bellone said ferry service will not run on Sunday,
so Saturday was the only day residents and visitors could evacuate.
Amanda
Lucklow, of Manhattan, says she left Fire Island with her baby and dog in tow.
"We've stayed out there through
storms before but we didn't want to risk getting stuck out there with her, the
dog and all of that. So better to be safe than sorry," she says.
All along the South Shore, residents and visitors took action ahead of
Henri's arrival. A steady stream of campers left county parks grounds
and marina workers secured
boats at their ramps.
Residents across the Mastic-Shirley area are
spending the calm before the storm stocking up on supplies - everything from food and water to
supplies at hardware stores to weather the storm.
"I'm
getting prepared," said Alice Crabtree. "I live on the water in
Mastic Beach. So, we're really trying to batten down the hatches now."
Crabtree
told News 12 that Superstorm Sandy brought 5 feet of water to her property and
surrounding area. She hopes it won't be as bad this time.
At the Home
Depot in Shirley, people lined up for propane tanks to fuel generators just in
case the power goes out. Marcelo Ibarra, of Shirley, bought the last four tanks
left in the store.
"You
got to take it seriously and prepare for the worst," he says.
Many people
are also stocking up on ice to help keep food cold in the event of an outage.