Deadly rip current risk and beach closures along the East CoastThe entire East Coast from Florida to Maine is under a high risk for rip currents on Sunday as Ernesto churns in the Atlantic.WABC
Several New York City beaches will remain closed for the weekend due to strong rip currents from Hurricane Ernesto.
The Category 1 storm made landfall in Bermuda early Saturday, hovering slowly over the island throughout the day with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain. Although hundreds of miles offshore, the system is generating rip currents on the East Coast of the U.S., prompting the National Weather Service to issue alerts for high surf and riptides along much of the Atlantic coastline.
Waves in the Northeast have the potential of reaching up to 9 and 10 feet, according to the National Weather Service.