That large reach and slow motion could cause “a long duration of hazardous conditions along much of the mid-Atlantic coast extending into southern New England through the holiday weekend and into midweek”, the hurricane center said.
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While this storm will likely not be almost as large as Superstorm Sandy, you don’t need a storm as large as Sandy to be destructive, and moderate to locally major coastal flooding is still expected along parts of the East Coast, reported The Weather Channel, adding that Hermine’s wind field is likely to expand a bit Sunday into Monday, which means an uptick in its capability to generate waves and still a chance some of those stronger winds are able to bend back toward the coast.
As of Sunday morning, the tropical storm was about 300 miles south-southeast of Montauk Point and moving east-northeast at 12 miles per hour.
“It’s just going to meander for a few days”, said Dennis Feltgen of the National Hurricane Center, explaining that Hermine was unlikely to make landfall again but was positioned to batter the coast with wind and waves.
“A gradual turn toward the north-northwest and northwest is expected to occur this afternoon and tonight”, the National Hurricane Center said in its Monday morning update.
The forecast early Sunday had the storm moving further out to sea and expected to stall off CT for a few days, bringing winds and rain.
New York City beaches would remain closed to swimmers on Labor Day and possibly Tuesday, the city said.
The good news, according to the weather service, is that there is no significant rainfall or damaging wind gusts expected on Sunday.
Tyrrell County Sheriff Darryl Liverman told the Virginian-Pilot that high winds tipped over an 18-wheeler, killing its driver and shutting down the USA 64 bridge.
Anna Marie and Pete Coady, from Frisco, North Carolina, says their street is completely flooded and it looks like their home is “basically in the sound”.
“The most risky aspect to the storm is going to be to the beaches”.
Michael Mann, at Pennsylvania State University, said the 1-foot rise that New York City has experienced over the past century caused an additional 25 square miles and several billions of dollars of damage with Superstorm Sandy in 2012. “Oh my God. My hands were white knuckles, and the water was so high”. Meanwhile, in Virginia, strong winds ripped the siding off a building in Virginia Beach Saturday.
MD Mahabub Khan has worked as a taxi cart pusher at the shore for 27 years and said he still attracted some business over the weekend, but the smaller crowds were noticeable.
In Florida, a homeless man in Marion County was hit by a falling tree and was killed. His family businesses include a mini golf course, sea shell store, indoor bounce house and ice cream shop in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where the beach was closed to foot traffic and swimming was prohibited Saturday.
Hermine’s path is seen here.
Hermine failed to stop Barb and Don Willis of Buffalo, New York, from enjoying the trip they booked months ago. And Amtrak cancelled or altered some service as the storm approached.
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But residents are still urged to mindful of the water. “I love my kids, but two days is a long time to be together in close spaces”, she said.
