A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for New York City and Long Island as Hermine moves east for Labor Day Weekend. Beaches along the coast can expect rip currents and beach erosion.
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At 11 p.m. EDT, the center of the fourth named storm of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season was moving east-northeast at about 13 mph about 275 miles east of Norfolk, with sustained winds of up to 65 mph.
The center forecast the heaviest rains to remain offshore, with Hermine expected to produce 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm) of rain through Monday from Long Island to eastern MA.
Authorities reported two storm-related deaths from the storm.
Hermine remained a post-tropical cyclone Sunday, as it traveled northeast along the East Coast, carrying the threat of coastal flooding, beach erosion and risky rip currents.
Hermine was expected to lose forward speed and then “meander” offshore of the mid-Atlantic coast into Sunday, the center said.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for coastal CT meaning winds are possible from 39 to 73 MPH, within the next 36 hours. A tropical storm watch is in effect from Rhode Island to Cape Cod.
Forecasters said that many locations between Sandy Hook and Bridgeport, Conn., could also be at risk of surge over the next 48 hours.
The flooding is expected to be minor to moderate.
Pasco County, just north of Tampa, was still dealing with after-effects of the storm Sunday as run-off from flooded northern parts of the state washed over roads and through houses, according to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. He said rain will be a “non-issue” until then, and winds also will be less than expected, although coastal areas of Delaware, New Jersey an NY could see gusts of up to 50 miles per hour.
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.
A conference call was held September 3 to brief municipal OEM coordinators and elected officials on what to expect over the weekend for New Jersey coastal counties, including all areas along the Delaware Bay.
Delaware Governor Jack Markell declared a limited state of emergency for Sussex County, which includes the coastal resorts of Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Beach.
In Florida, a homeless man died from a falling tree.
At 11 a.m. Saturday, Hermine was centered just off North Carolina’s Outer Banks, with top sustained winds of 65 miles per hour (100 kph), moving east-northeast at 15 miles per hour (24 kph).
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Hundreds of thousands of residents in Florida lost power when the storm made landfall, and Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in 51 counties, which were cleaning up after thrashing winds and up to almost 2 feet of rain in some areas.
