Photos: Scenes From Henri on the South Fork

By 9 a.m. Sunday morning, the 7-Eleven store in Montauk was open for business.

The tropical storm known as Henri was at one point hurricane-strength before coming ashore east of the South Fork. Nevertheless, the storm brought rain and wind — though not to the extent that had been predicted initially.

On Friday, the Hampton Classic dismantled the many tents it had previously erected ahead of the horse show, which is slated to start at the end of this month. *Durell Godfrey*

Quite a few gas stations, including Speedway in Wainscott, were out of fuel by midday on Saturday. *Christine Sampson*

Wittendale's in East Hampton was one of the few businesses in the village to have boarded up its windows by Saturday afternoon. More had followed by Sunday morning. *Carissa Katz*

A fairly large sailboat was beached on the shore of Three Mile Harbor on Sunday afternoon. *Rocky Taylor*

Washed ashore near Breeze Hill Road. *Geoff Morris*

East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen was interviewed on the beach by Chris Cuomo. *Durell Godfrey*

A pair of abandoned flip-flops sat in the mud at Ditch Plain on Sunday morning. *Christine Sampson*

At about 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, the waves were noticeably high at Ditch Plain in Montauk. *Jason Nower*

At many beaches across town, including Ditch Plain, the lifeguard stands had been pulled away from the water. *Christine Sampson*

Winds whipped the flags atop the boats at the Montauk Boat Basin. *Christine Sampson*

The storm brought down some trees across town, wrecking this sign on Further Lane in Amagansett. *Christopher Walsh*

Wiborg Beach was a foreboding place on Sunday morning. Christopher Walsh photo

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