Hurricane Erin, NYC
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Hurricane Erin, East Coast
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Hurricane Erin continues to cause dangerous beach conditions across the New York City area on Friday. Even as warm summer weather returns to the area, Erin is offshore in the Atlantic churning up dangerous surf and rip currents from the Jersey Shore to Long Island,
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ABC7 New York on MSNHurricane Erin latest: Strong rip currents remain along Jersey Shore and Long Island
Hurricane Erin downgraded to a post-tropical Friday evening, but some beaches will remain closed to swimming through Saturday as strong rip currents continue to create dangerous conditions.
As Hurricane Erin moved up the East Coast, surfers in and around New York City, who are known to put on hooded wet suits in February to chase decent waves, are enjoying the rarity of the best waves of the season on a summer day.
Hotspots including Rockaway Beach, Coney Island and Manhattan Beach were shuttered Friday as massive waves and strong rip tides threatened suck away swimmers and surfers. State-run Long Island Beaches were closed just for swimming.
New York City closed its beaches to swimming on Wednesday and Thursday, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered three state beaches on Long Island to
The streets in Ocean City, New Jersey, flooded Thursday night because of higher-than-usual tides caused by Hurricane Erin. Reporter Nikki DeMentri has the story.