As the day goes on, Long Island can expect weakened conditions from Hermine as it slowly drifts northwestward off the Mid-Atlantic Coast towards southern New England.
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NY officials extended beach closures beyond Labor Day because of continued deadly rip currents, but some ignored the warnings.
A tropical storm warning remained in effect from the eastern end of New York’s Long Island and to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Island off MA.
“People from NY and New Jersey are kind of stuck here (during bad weather), so they can still come”, if forecasts don’t play out as predicted, Khan said.
Winds are expected to pick up around noon Monday, with sustained winds over 20 miles per hour likely through Tuesday afternoon. The storm was centered about 110 miles (177 kilometers) south-southeast of the eastern tip of Long Island.
Since sea levels have risen to a foot because of global warming, the storm surges pushed by Hermine could be even more damaging, climate scientists say. Last February at least four people were hurt when the ship hit hurricane-force winds off North Carolina, prompting the crew to turn the vessel around and return to port in New Jersey. Gov. Larry Hogan called in the Maryland National Guard on Saturday as Ocean City faced a tropical storm warning. There won’t be much rainfall Monday and Tuesday – totals will range from half an inch to 1.5 inches.
Meanwhile, in Florida where Hermine first made landfall early Friday as a Category 1 hurricane, at least 34,361 customers remained without power as of 8 a.m. Monday, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management. There is potential of sporadic power outages.
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Governors along the Eastern Seaboard announced emergency preparations. Beachgoers walk away from big waves and rough surf caused by Hermine, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, in Bradley Beach, N.J. No swimming was allowed because of the passing storm.
