Hurricane Hermine NYC Update 2016: Path Leading North After Florida, NYC Gearing Up For Possible Hit
Florida has once again been devastated by another major environmental force as the state was the first to be hit when Hurricane Hermine made landfall in United States during the early hours of Friday, Sept. 2; and as the storm continues to move up, hitting Georgia and both Carolina states in its wake, the big apple that is New York City might end up if Hermine keeps on its path north.
CNN reported that Florida was the first to be ravished by Hermine after the hurricane entered the state's Panhandle. Upon making contact with land, Hermine then settled into becoming a tropical storm before moving onto Georgia and then both South and North Carolinas.
Currently, it seems like Hurricane Hermine, or rather now Tropical Storm Hermine, is moving slowly up north by the east coast. This means that those unfortunate enough to be in this force of nature's path will have to deal with severe flooding, raging winds, and storm surges for possibly a number of days.
Though it seems that the next few locales set to be hit by Hermine's watery fury will get much more softened blows, as Weather.com reported that the tropical storm's wind has continued to decrease at it moves further inland. Yet that still means that, as Hermine moves onto southeast Virginia from North Carolina, inhabitants of the area can still expect heavy rain and storm-force wind gusts as well as some tornadoes here and there.
If Hermine continues in its path heading north along the eastern coastline, tracing the map suggests that Hermine could end up in the most populous city in the world; New York City. As one of the busiest metropolitan areas around, a storm as strong as Hermine could cause big problems for the bustling streets of the big apple.
That is why the Tri-State area has now begun preparations for the eventuality of Hermine hitting them, ABC reported. In particular, Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo has given the go ahead for the people running the state's emergency operations center to begin preparations in force.
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio said that all beaches in his city will be closed on beginning Sunday, with the possibility of the shutdown extending to Monday and Tuesday if Hermine keeps up in both her path and strength. Yet that is still not the biggest problem were Hermine to hit the Tri-State area; the possibility exists that Hermine ends up just off the coast in the Atlantic and, should it stay there, it could regain enough traction to turn back into a hurricane.