The storm has basically wrapped up the heaviest parts of it.
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Tropical storm warnings are up for beach resorts from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to the Maryland and DE coasts, meaning a washout for the typically bustling Labor Day holiday.
The answer is probably not at all.
As Tropical Storm Hermine heads through the heart of SC, forecasters there are calling for a swath of 5-7 inches of rain over the next 24 hours, with 2-5 inches expected across the state’s coast. We’ve got sightseers everywhere. “So we’re probably going to stay dry through the holiday weekend”.
The worst of it will remain south and east of the county.
Humidity will also not be a factor this weekend providing a comfortable few days to be outdoors.
Elsewhere, the storm has already dumped several inches of rain across the Carolinas, with more on the way. Temperatures are expected to be in the mid 70s, Kines said.
In Central Jersey, the wind will start to increase Saturday morning and reach its highest speed Sunday afternoon through evening.
“There is the possibility of life-threatening inundation during the next 48 hours at most coastal locations between the North Carolina/Virginia border and Bridgeport, Connecticut”, the center said. There is the possibility that sustained winds along the immediate coast could reach 50 to 60 miles per hour.
If you plan to head down to the shore at all this weekend, then the story changes quite a bit.
Hurricane Hermine brought strong winds and flooding to a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast early Friday, knocking out power to more than 250,000 people and raising fears of additional damage as the storm swept across the state. Some forecast models show the storm sitting almost stationary off the New Jersey coast for several days, potentially setting up a “devastating” surge for coastal areas, according to WeatherBell meteorologist Ryan Maue.
As Hermine moved north, Georgia Power estimated about 19,000 homes and businesses were without power statewide early Friday.
The National Hurricane Center said Hermine made landfall at 1:30 a.m.as a Category 1 storm with 80 miles per hour winds along the Florida coast, just east of St. Marks. Hardest hit was Tallahassee, where almost 70,000 customers lost power.
The potential for heavy rain will depend on the track of the storm, with minor to moderate flooding possible in some areas.
Contributing information from USA TODAY.
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As of midday Friday, more than 30 million people from Florida to NY were under tropical storm watches and warnings through the weekend. Each list alternates names between male and female, according to the World Meteorological Organization. “We will continue to monitor the projection of the storm and keep our residents updated as necessary”.
