It was headed toward Long Island and southern New England. Thunder, lightning and the threat of more severe weather interrupted a star-studded concert in New York City on Saturday night as Hurricane Henri raced toward the Northeast. Crooner Barry Manilow was in the middle of his performance at the "We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert" in Grand Central Park when fans were abruptly told to evacuate after lightning was seen nearby.

The New York Police Department also tweeted instructions for fans to seek shelter. "Due to approaching severe weather, all those attending the event are to calmly move to the nearest exits and proceed to areas outside of the park," police said in a tweet. "This is NOT an emergency." Meanwhile, in Suffolk County, residents and tourists were asked to voluntarily evacuate from Fire Island before the hurricane made landfall.

I happen to be on  for a wedding, but I can’t escape Miami’s tropical weather!  is expected to bring bad weather and storm surge to the NY and New England area. This video is of people voluntarily evacuating. Henri strengthened to a hurricane Saturday as it continued to head toward Long Island and southern New England, weather forecasters said. The storm was about 255 miles south of Montauk Point, Long Island, on Saturday night after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had already declared a state of emergency in preparation for the

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