Where does Hermine go from here?

02 de septiembre de 2016, 14:42Washington, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) Tropical storm Hermine, once before turned into a hurricane and now degradated into a tropical storm again, left one dead person and thousands without electric power in the state of Florida, said the U.S. authorities Friday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says Tropical Storm Hermine might impact southern New England on Sunday into Tuesday with heavy rains and strong winds.

The commonwealth’s coast is expecting high winds and heavy rains from a weather system that has already killed one person after a tree fell on a man in Marion County, Florida.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to 473 storm-related calls for service by 4 p.m., and utility companies reported 44,000 power outages by 5:30 p.m., the state emergency management division said.

Gov. Pat McCrory issued a statement on Wednesday noting that the current forecast path for Tropical Storm Hermine shows it could move along the coast of the Carolinas on Friday and Saturday.

“Every New Yorker has to be prepared themselves”, Mayor Bill de Blasio said a Friday morning press conference. Lake Tarpon Canal, northwest of Tampa, saw more than 22 inches of rain, according to The Weather Channel.

A resident in Tampa, Florida, points back to his home as he speaks with law enforcement officers surveying damage associated with Hurricane Hermine, which made landfall overnight on September 2, 2016. Hardest hit was Tallahassee, where almost 70,000 customers lost power.

Hermine is forecast to impact New York City over the Labor Day weekend and beyond, as the city is prepping for the possible tropical storm by closing beaches and warning residents to brace for flooding.

As of midday Friday, more than 30 million people from Florida to NY were under tropical storm watches and warnings through the weekend.

Coastal flooding was another problem Hermine could bring, and the city could enact bridge restrictions.

Still, he added that NY has seen some storms get better and “some take a turn for the worse”.