[UPDATE BELOW] Tropical Storm Hermine has just strengthened into a hurricane, and it could affect the area this Labor Day weekend.
The storm is taking aim at the Florida Coast, and could hit tonight at 75 MPH. This could be the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida in over 10 years.
According to the National Weather Forecast, ocean County could see heavy rains and gusty winds Shabbos through Wednesday.
“The actual impacts that may occur however are uncertain as these will highly depend on the track an strength of the storm,” the NWS said this afternoon.
UPDATE 4:45PM: The NWS has just issued a Storm Watch for Lakewood and Toms River. Strong winds and rain could hit the area writhing the next 48 hours, the Service said.
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“This could be the first hurricane to make landfall in over 10 years.”
Didn’t Sandy make landfall just a little under 4 yrs ago?????
bring your umbrellas to tumult
Sandy was a super storm not a hurricane
Sandy wasn’t a hurricane. It was a tropical storm.
So why was it called hurricane sandy?
I believe they meant in the State of Florida. There have been Hurricanes elsewhere though.
So do we gata stock up on flash lights for shabbos
Should we get…..?
Were is the chefs edvise like chief lewson