“The event is far from over”, said National Hurricane Center meteorologist Dennis Feltgen. It has claimed the lives of at least two people, knocked out power to thousands and inflicted widespread property damage.
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) The National Weather Service said Tuesday that a tropical storm warning was continued to be in effect off the coast, from Monmouth to Cape May counties.
The storm was expected to spend the next several days meandering in the Atlantic, gaining some strength. Chloe Riffle, 7, watches as she is surrounded by water on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 in the Ocean View section of Norfolk, Va. Storm system Hermine spun away from the U.S. East Coast on Sunday, removing the.
The longer the storm lingers, White said, the more effect it will have on the coastal areas of MA.
Speaking at a news conference in Morristown on Sunday, Gov. Chris Christie warned that minor to moderate flooding was still likely in coastal areas. The primary threat from Hermine now appears to be risky rip currents caused by large ocean waves along our southeast coast.
High winds from tropical storm Hermine make their way north and effects can be seen as waves crash into shore on Sunday in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Officials warned about risky rip currents and high surf, which are possible through mid-week.
Coast Guard crews were searching off the coast of Long Island for two fishermen who slipped into choppy waters off the coast of Wading River, on the eastern part of the island.
Storm surge could be 3 to 5 feet above the ground during high tide in areas from northeastern Virginia to New Jersey through the weekend. “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”. “Last night winds gusted up to 50 miles per hour in New London County but have since diminished”.
While many communities felt like they dodged a bullet, the threat of Hermine caused many vacationers to cancel their holiday plans. The center of Hermine moved across eastern North Carolina early Saturday.
Hermine became the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida in 11 years, packing winds of 80 miles per hour (130 kph), and knocking out power to 300,000 homes and businesses.
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As the storm moved northward, only cars, pickups, minivans and sport-utility vehicles without exterior cargo were allowed to cross the 17.6-mile span linking the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula to mainland Virginia. Warnings of potentially unsafe riptides temporarily cleared the water Monday, but a couple of dozen beachgoers and a handful of surfers returned to the water in Atlantic City by the afternoon.
