At 15:00 UTC on August 21, Henri strengthened to a hurricane as shear relaxed, allowing the low-level and the mid-level circulation centers to align.[139] Henri made landfall on August 22, near Westerly, Rhode Island, around 16:15 UTC as a tropical storm, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h).[140] Shortly after landfall, Henri rapidly weakened to a tropical depression as it made a small loop.[141] Late on the next day, Henri degenerated to an extratropical cyclone as it accelerated east-northeastwards.[142]