ABC News meteorologist Dan Peck says Hermine, which has already brought some of the worst rip currents of the summer, is expected to remain a powerful system off the mid-At;lantic coast for several days. And a man trying to remove a tree that fell on a highway near Cottageville, South Carolina, on Friday was struck by a auto and died on Saturday.
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“This is not a beach weekend for anyone in the Mid-Atlantic to the northeast”, said Eric Blake, a hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Forecasters warned storm surge flooding could damage buildings near the coast.
Because of concerns about rough seas, risky surf and strong storm surge, no swimming will be allowed on NY beaches Sunday.
Governors all along the coast announced emergency preparations. He directed that Island Beach State Park be reopened Monday at 9 a.m. but he noted state officials would closely monitor Hermine’s track.
Jim Derrick, a co-owner of family businesses, reported traffic lighter than usual. The cancellation of two concerts due to the weather kept a lot of people away, Islam said.
Ray McGuire, executive director of the Freeport Fire Department, said a high-axle vehicle from Nassau County was stationed in the village – but village officials had sent the vehicle back by Sunday night, after Hermine’s predicted effects hadn’t come to pass.
He called the weekend “definitely disappointing”, although his bounce house was packed.
Still, his indoor bounce house was packed Saturday, and the rain stopped long enough for him to open the mini golf course.
The South Shore could also see a damaging storm surge from the storm, and a tropical-storm warning was issued for Rhode Island and the south coast of MA. The alert went into effect at 11 a.m. Saturday.
We may see a lull in tropical storm force wind gusts Monday evening/night, but then as Hermine lifts out of our area, winds will gust again to 40 miles per hour Tuesday. Coastal flooding is expected to be spotty and minor.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state will activate its emergency operations center early Sunday afternoon in anticipation of any issues from the storm. Tropical storm winds extend out from its center up to 230 miles. It spawned a tornado in North Carolina and closed beaches as far north as NY.
The couple, both in their 60s, said they knew the storm would blow over, even as friends texted their concerns.
Saturdays are usually busy with thousands of families checking into and out of beach homes.
On Saturday, high winds tipped over an 18-wheeler, killing its driver and shutting down the US 64 bridge in North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
Tyrrell County Sheriff Darryl Liverman told the Virginian-Pilot that high winds tipped over an 18-wheeler, killing its driver and shutting down the us 64 bridge. In North Carolina, a tractor trailer overturned on a bridge over the Alligator River, killing the driver. In Florida, a homeless man in Marion County was hit by a falling tree and was killed.
He says there is a small possibility of the gale-force winds along the Atlantic coast of mainland Nova Scotia and predicts local rip currents on some beaches.
Its timing couldn’t be worse for coastal communities hoping for revenue from Labor Day events. And Amtrak cancelled or altered some service as the storm approached.
A medical examiner’s office has yet to determine whether the storm was the cause, Florida Gov. Rick Scott said. “I want them to be able to take a hot shower”, he said.
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Hermine was expected to stall over the water before weakening again.
