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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Hurricane Erin's shocking link to one of the darkest days in American history
Storm Erin became the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2025 season, but the name was previously used during one of the darkest days in American history. Satellites of the previous Erin have resurfaced, showing it was poised off the coast of New York City on the same morning as the 9/11 terrorist attacks. As terrorist attacks were unfolding in New York City, the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, a high-pressure system dominated New York City's skies, leaving them bright and clear while Hurricane Erin churned off the eastern coast. Weather satellite images captured both the hurricane and the smoke rising from Ground Zero, where the Twin Towers once stood. Prevailing north-to-south winds carried the smoke downward, linking the two events in a haunting snapshot. Forecasters predict the current Hurricane Erin, which formed on Friday, will stay well offshore as it passes the Bahamas early next week, with South Florida expected to see no direct impact. Erin, which has been gathering strength in the Atlantic all week, is projected to become a Category 4 storm by Monday at the latest as it approaches Bermuda. The hurricane is expected to turn northward before approaching the US coastline. The current storm's path offers a striking echo of history, recalling how the original Hurricane Erin lingered offshore during one of the nation's darkest mornings. A trough in the upper atmosphere steered the previous Hurricane Erin, which was advancing toward the East Coast, out to sea. By 5:00am on September 11, the storm was located roughly 500 miles off the coast of New York City. With the storm so far out at sea, it was the perfect, cloudless sky over the East Coast. There were no weather delays at Boston, Newark and Dulles airports where the hijacked planes took off. September 11 is discussed in Dr Joel N. Myers' book 'Invisible Iceberg: When Climate and Weather Changed History,' where he writes: 'There was a hurricane out in the Atlantic and a cold front had just gone through, it forced the hurricane to not come into New York, but out to sea... it makes you wonder if the attackers... studied the weather pattern. 'The weather played a role... It was clear where all 4 planes took off... so there was nothing that would cause... hours of delays.' Hurricane Erin never posed a landfall threat to the East Coast, as a cold front and stronger westerly winds aloft pushed the storm east and then northeast. However, Erin did generate large swells that eventually reached the coastline, which is what meteorologists have predicted with the current hurricane. The current storm is set to reach a Category 4 by Monday at the latest as it approaches Bermuda, which is when the US East Coast should start feeling its effects. Meteorologists said the first states Erin would likely hit are North Carolina and Virginia, where beachfront properties could be at risk. Rough surf, rip currents, coastal flooding, and beach erosion are all expected to be issues for residents and vacationers in the area as soon as Monday or Tuesday. As the storm moves over cooler ocean waters and encounters stronger wind shears, Erin is expected to drop to Category 2 strength as it travels along the New England coast next Thursday and Friday, with winds between 96 and 110 mph. Cooler water provides less energy for hurricanes, and wind shear can disrupt their structure, reducing their overall strength. However, states like Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts are still projected to see heavy rain and wind later next week. 'North Carolina's Outer Banks, Long Island, New York, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts face a higher risk of direct and potentially severe tropical storm or hurricane conditions than much of the southern Atlantic, mid-Atlantic and northern New England coasts,' AccuWeather meteorologists said.
CBS News
3 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Newark Airport donating gate sign to Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania
The sign that marked the gate number for United Flight 93 at Newark Airport is getting a permanent home in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the plane crashed. This comes less than a month before we mark 24 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Just before the North Tower was struck at 8:42 a.m., United Flight 93 out of Newark Airport's Gate A17 took off for San Francisco. About 45 minutes in, it was hijacked, believed to have been pivoted towards the White House. A group of passengers, having already known about the World Trade Center attacks, quickly plotted to regain control of the cockpit, which ultimately led it to crash into a field in Pennsylvania, killing all 40 passengers and crew members on board. "Common citizens right underneath this gate who thought they were gonna go about their ordinary day transformed into extraordinary heroes," said Adam Shaffer, the National Park Service's chief of interpretation, education and visitor experience. "What those numbers and letters reflect to us is such a powerful impact to what the human soul and condition for survival and preventing death and destruction of others," said Chief Thomas Wieczerzak with Newark Airport Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting. Port Authority lost 84 of its employees on 9/11, more than 30 of which were members of its police department. In 2002, Newark International Airport was renamed Newark Liberty International Airport in honor of those who died. The Gate A17 sign has been kept at the Port Authority administrative building since the construction of Newark Airport's new Terminal A. Port Authority is now donating the sign to the Flight 93 National Memorial. "Some of our employees are a little bit choked up this morning about the sign leaving. Its meaning is gonna stay with us forever," said Jon Gooda, United Airlines' vice president of Newark Airport operations. The sign will educate future generations of Flight 93 National Memorial visitors. "We need to remember every bit of it, every person's story from that day. And this is what's doing that," Wieczerzak said. The National Parks Service is still determining where and when exactly the sign will be displayed at the memorial.
Fox News
02-08-2025
- Fox News
Joey Jones: Al-Qaeda associate set to be freed needs to be ‘wiped off the face of this Earth'
Fox News contributor Joey Jones discusses the planned release of a known associate of Al-Qaeda who bragged about helping orchestrate the 9/11 attacks on 'Fox & Friends Weekend.'
