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Courier-Post Cherry Hill, NJ on MSNHow will Hurricane Erin impact South Jersey? NWS issues alerts
Flooding, rip current and small craft weather alerts were issued by the NWS for South Jersey as result of Hurricane Erin.
Tragedy strikes the Jersey Shore as two drownings prompt urgent safety warnings from officials. With Hurricane Erin approaching, swimmers are reminded to stay close to lifeguards and heed caution.
Hurricane Erin is intensifying again. Now back up to Category 4. And the storm is growing in size. Outer bands are lashing the Caribbean islands and will impact the southern end of the Bahamian chain today.
“Certainly, Erin is not helping,” said Mike Lee, meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office in Mount Holly. But the surf on Monday primarily was being stirred by strong onshore winds, gusting up to 35 mph, behind a front that came through Sunday night and triggered surprising downpours in parts of the region.
Hurricane Erin has strengthened to a dangerous Category 5 storm, but remains on track to just send dangerous surf and rip currents to the Jersey Shore.