{"id":158286,"date":"2025-08-19T11:40:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T11:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/158286\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T11:40:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T11:40:23","slug":"new-yorkers-warned-to-stear-clear-of-beaches-as-hurricane-erin-heads-for-east-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/158286\/","title":{"rendered":"New Yorkers warned to stear clear of beaches as Hurricane Erin heads for East Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beachgoers are being warned to stay off the sand and out of the water as Hurricane Erin churns toward New York, where it is expected to cause dangerous rip currents.<\/a><\/p>\n

The city\u2019s Emergency Management Department on Monday urged beachgoers to avoid the water at red-zoned areas where life guards aren\u2019t present \u2014 with life-threatening rip currents likely Tuesday and through the entire week.<\/p>\n

Red zone areas expected to be impacted are beaches in Brooklyn, Nassau County, and both southwestern and southeastern Suffolk County, according to the National Weather Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe same swells are generating dangerous rip currents that can sweep swimmers away from shore. These currents are life-threatening, even for strong swimmers. Only swim where lifeguards are present,\u201d the Emergency Management Department said on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Erin ramped up to a Category 4 storm<\/a> on Monday as it blew past Puerto Rico, promising to bring deadly riptides and powerful waves to the entire East Coast through the week, officials warn.<\/p>\n

Meghan Lalor, a Parks Department spokeswoman, told the Daily News that \u201cwe have not made the call to close any beaches at this point,\u201d noting: \u201cWe will continue to monitor conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The National Hurricane Center predicted a high probability of\u00a0dangerous rip currents and surf as far north as New York City and Long Island\u00a0by Tuesday.<\/p>\n

While Erin was expected to turn east \u201cwell before it gets anywhere near us,\u201d it would churn up surf along New York\u2019s coastlines, including Long Island, making for \u201cpretty dangerous conditions,\u201d National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Radell told the Daily News.<\/p>\n

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