Hurricane Erin’s Impact on Jersey Shore: Dozens Rescued
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Photo Credit: Margate City Fire Department
Hurricane Erin's Impact on Jersey Shore: Dozens Rescued
As Hurricane Erin and high tide churned up enormous waves and flooded the streets, dozens of rescues were made along the Jersey Shore Thursday night.
The fire department in Margate City said that 16 individuals and three dogs were pulled from cars amid flooded waters. Additionally, 34 people were evacuated from flooded eateries.
A man is seen on the streets with a tiny dogfish shark in a Beach Haven video.
As the storm grew stronger, the ocean inundated the street at 3rd and Bay Avenues in Ocean City.
The strong waves provided a chance for the U.S. Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet to train in choppy waters. The crew is seen pushing through the waves as they exit and return to the inlet in a video taken by Jersey Shore Fire Response's Ryan Mack.
In anticipation of Hurricane Erin's anticipated closest pass, which was predicted to deliver 17-foot waves, significant coastal flooding to portions of the shore, life-threatening rip currents, and eroding beaches, Governor Phil Murphy proclaimed a State of Emergency for the entirety of New Jersey on Thursday.
Through Friday at 8 p.m., there is a High Surf Advisory in effect, and through Saturday at 2 a.m., there is a Coastal Flood Warning.
According to NOAA's National Hurricane Center, Erin's magnitude has tropical storm-force stretching outward up to 320 miles, even though the category 2 storm's center is far from the shore.
According to the hurricane center, it was still a Category 2 storm Thursday afternoon with maximum sustained winds of around 100 mph (160 kph). Three tropical disturbances were also being monitored by the hurricane center from far out in the Atlantic. Hurricanes known as Cape Verde storms are among the most deadly to North America because they travel across thousands of miles of warm ocean water. Keep up-to-date by visiting the National Weather Service.
