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CBS News
an hour ago
- Climate
- CBS News
Erin edges farther away from Maryland; Friday & weekend look nice
Clouds will clear as Hurricane Erin continues to drift farther offshore. Temperatures will settle into the upper 50s and 60s under a gradually clearing sky. Hurricane Erin, while well out to sea, is still creating issues along Maryland's shoreline. Coastal flooding is expected along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay and Worcester Co. during the next few high tide cycles. At the beaches, rough surf and dangerous rip currents will persist through the weekend, with minor beach erosion possible in Ocean City and other coastal spots. By Friday, high pressure builds in, bringing sunshine and much lower humidity. Dew points will dip into the 50s, making it feel more like early fall than late August. Afternoon highs will top out in the upper 70s to low 80s, followed by a crisp night with lows in the 50s and low 60s. Saturday will stay mostly sunny, though humidity starts to creep back up as high pressure shifts offshore. Highs return to the upper 70s and low 80s, and while most of Maryland remains dry, a shower or storm could pop up in the mountains late in the day. Another cold front will cross the state Sunday into Monday, bringing a better chance for showers and thunderstorms, some of which could be strong. Behind it, a large dome of Canadian high pressure will settle in, keeping Maryland dry, cooler, and less humid through much of next week. Overnight lows could fall into the 50s across the state, offering a refreshing end to August.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
How Hurricane Erin Will Impact the U.S.
Hurricane Erin is ripping through the Atlantic Ocean, passing just east of the Turks and Caicos and southeast Bahamas on Aug. 18 and 19, bringing coastal flooding to the islands. While the category 4 storm is not expected to make landfall on the U.S. east coast, it will have an impact nonetheless. Dangerous high surf and rip currents are expected from Florida to New England throughout the week. 'It looks like it's going to stay offshore through its entire lifetime, but because it's so large in size, it is going to be bringing impacts,' says Alex DaSilva, AccuWeather's lead hurricane expert. The hurricane saw an 'exceptionally rare' rapid intensification—growing from a tropical storm to a category 5 hurricane in 24 hours on Saturday. (The storm has since been downgraded to a category 4.) Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of hurricanes—and the number of extreme rapid intensification events have increased significantly in the past three decades. As of Monday morning, evacuation orders are in place for the Outer Banks region of North Carolina, where DaSilva says they might see waves of up to 15 feet. 'That's just waves coming into the coast,' he says. 'There's going to be major beach erosion and major coastal flooding issues on the Outer Banks in the middle of the week.' And though other regions might not face evacuations, the storm will create unsafe conditions at beaches across the East Coast as many beachgoers might be looking to squeeze in one last trip before school starts. 'Anybody on the East Coast from Miami all the way up to Maine needs to be aware that this week, the rip current risk is going to be extremely high and very dangerous,' says DaSilva. 'So even if you're in Long Island or Massachusetts or Maine—far away from the storm—when you're at the beaches it's going to be very dangerous.' Keep an eye out for no swimming signs at the beach, and make sure to listen to any lifeguard instructions. Rip currents are expected to last into next week—at least until Saturday. 'It's going to be a very dangerous week for beach weather,' says DaSilva. 'We don't want people to venture out there thinking it doesn't look that bad and get hurt because rip currents are nothing to mess with.' Write to Simmone Shah at
