Hurricane Erin caused flooding Thursday along coastal areas in Queens and on Long Island. Several streets were under water in Howard Beach, and there was significant flooding along a street in Far Rockaway.
Erin churned dangerous waves and rip currents, but surfers just couldn’t resist and took advantage of the large swells at Rockaway Beach.
City beaches remained closed for swimming through Friday, but will reopen Saturday.
On Long Island, high tide flooded Jones Beach again Friday morning. In Freeport, streets near the beach also flooded Thursday night. Images showed ankle-deep water in some areas.
Effects of Hurricane Erin linger at coastline through weekend
Erin has already made its closest pass at the Tri-State Area and now has become a post-tropical storm as it moves even farther out to sea.
Some effects will linger at the coastline through the weekend. Of most concern will be the dangerous rip currents that can develop at anytime. Wave heights will gradually decrease with each day, going from 4-8 feet on Saturday to 3-7 feet on Sunday.
A high rip current risk remains in effect for all Atlantic beaches through Sunday.
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As for coastal flooding, the threat from that comes down considerably from Friday into Saturday, going from moderate/high to low.
There is a coastal flood warning for Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, and a coastal flood advisory for coastal portions of New York City, along with Hudson, Essex, Union, Westchester, Fairfield, Nassau and Suffolk counties through 3 a.m. Saturday.
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Saturday looks to be just as nice as Friday was, as lots of sunshine and low humidity will remain in place.
Higher humidity levels, as well as the chance for showers and storms returns on Sunday, though. Sunday’s shower/storm threat looks to be rather low and mainly late in the day.
Both weekend days will feature highs in the low to mid 80s.
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