{"id":2326060,"date":"2024-08-17T22:12:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T02:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-of-miles-away-hurricane-ernesto-still-affects-us-beaches-with-rip-currents-house-collapse-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T22:24:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T02:24:18","slug":"hundreds-of-miles-away-hurricane-ernesto-still-affects-us-beaches-with-rip-currents-house-collapse-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-of-miles-away-hurricane-ernesto-still-affects-us-beaches-with-rip-currents-house-collapse-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of miles away, Hurricane Ernesto still affects US beaches with rip currents, house collapse &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhundreds-of-miles-away-hurricane-ernesto-still-affects-us-beaches-with-rip-currents-house-collapse-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2326060&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hurricane Ernesto, despite being hundreds of miles offshore, \u200csignificantly impacted the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, particularly during a busy weekend for summer beaches.\u2063 The storm led to dangerous\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tropical-storm-claudette-floods-parts-of-gulf-coast\/\" title=\"Tropical storm Claudette floods parts of Gulf Coast\">rip currents<\/a>, resulting in beach closures, particularly in \u2063New York City, \u2064where swimming and wading were prohibited\u2063 due to anticipated \u2062ocean swells of up to 6 feet. The \u200bNational Hurricane Center noted \u2063Ernesto as a substantial hurricane affecting a broad coastal area \u200bfrom Florida to New \u2062York, causing\u200b high surf\u200b and contributing to coastal damage, such as the\u2062 collapse of an\u200b unoccupied \u2063beach\u200b house in North\u200c Carolina&#8217;s Outer Banks.\u200c Local officials warned against swimming, emphasizing the \u2064ocean&#8217;s power\u200c and urging public\u2063 caution. The incident marked the seventh house collapse in the \u200darea within \u200bfour years, highlighting the vulnerability of coastal\u200c regions to storm surges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hundreds of miles away, Hurricane Ernesto still affects US beaches with rip currents, house collapse<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1732423\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Even with the storm hundreds of miles offshore, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hurricane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hurricane<\/a> Ernesto was still being felt Saturday along much of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>U.S.<\/a> Eastern Seaboard, with dangerous rip currents forcing public beaches to close during one of the final busy weekends of the summer season.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-congress-and-unions-try-to-trump-proof-science-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden administration, Congress, and unions try to \u2018Trump-proof\u2019 science - Washington Examiner\">storm&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s high surf and swells also contributed to coastal damage, including the collapse of an unoccupied beach house into the water along <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Carolina<\/a>&lsquo;s narrow barrier islands.<\/p>\n<p>Hurricane specialist Philippe Papin from the National Hurricane Center said Ernesto, which made landfall on the tiny British Atlantic territory of Bermuda early Saturday, was a &ldquo;pretty large&rdquo; hurricane with a &ldquo;large footprint of seas and waves&rdquo; affecting the central Florida Atlantic coastline all the way north to Long Island in New York.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That whole entire region in the eastern U.S. coastline are expecting to have high seas and significant rip current threats along the coast,&rdquo; Papin said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration describes rip currents as &ldquo;powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water&rdquo; that move at speeds of up to 8 feet (2.44 meters) per second.<\/p>\n<p>In New York City, officials closed ocean-facing beaches to swimming and wading in Brooklyn and Queens on Saturday and Sunday, citing National Weather Service predictions of a dangerous rip current threat with possible ocean swells of up to 6 feet (1.8 meters). Lifeguards were still on hand, patrolling the beaches and telling people to stay out of the water.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;New Yorkers should know the ocean is more powerful than you are, particularly this weekend,&rdquo; Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement. &ldquo;Do not risk your life, or the lives of first responders, by swimming while our beaches are closed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service also warned of the potential for rip currents at popular Delaware and New Jersey beaches and as far north as Massachusetts, urging swimmers to take &ldquo;extreme caution&rdquo; over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In North Carolina&rsquo;s Outer Banks, the National Park Service confirmed the collapse of the house Friday night in Rodanthe, one of several communities on Hatteras Island. No injuries were reported, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-admit-starting-two-fires-now-merged-into-largest-in-states-history\/\" title=\"Feds Admit Starting Two Fires Now Merged Into Largest In State\u2019s History\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeep-pauses-springsteen-ad-following-dwi-arrest-report\/\" title=\"Jeep Pauses Springsteen Ad Following DWI Arrest Report\">park service<\/a> reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The park service said in a statement that other homes in and near Rodanthe appeared to have sustained damage.<\/p>\n<p>It Friday&rsquo;s was the seventh such house collapse over the past four years on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, a 70-mile (110-kilometer) stretch from Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island that&rsquo;s managed by the federal government. The sixth house collapsed in June.<\/p>\n<p>The low-lying barrier islands are increasingly vulnerable to storm surges and to being washed over from both the Pamlico Sound and the sea as the planet warms. Rising sea levels frustrate efforts to hold properties in place.<\/p>\n<p>The park service urged visitors this weekend to avoid the Rodanthe beaches and surf, adding that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harris-announces-u-s-will-no-longer-conduct-tests-of-anti-satellite-missiles\/\" title=\"VP Harris Announces U.S. Will No Longer Conduct Tests of Anti-Satellite Missiles\">dangerous debris<\/a> may be on the beach and the water for several miles. A portion of national seashore land north of Rodanthe also was closed to the public. Significant debris removal wasn&rsquo;t expected until early next week after the elevated sea conditions subside, the park service said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service issued coastal flooding and high surf advisories for the Outer Banks through early Monday. It also warned of weekend threats of rip currents, large waves or both reaching north to Virginia and Maryland beaches and south along the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia and much of Florida.<\/p>\n<p>In Bermuda, tens of thousands of utility customers lost power as the Category 1 storm arrived with heavy rains that were expected to cause dangerous flash flooding.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<p>Haigh reported from Norwich, Connecticut, and Robertson reported from Raleigh, North Carolina. AP Radio reporter Jackie Quinn in Washington contributed.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1732423\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1732423\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Ernesto, despite being hundreds of miles away from the coast, continued to impact U.S. beaches on Saturday. The storm generated hazardous rip currents that led to the closure of public beaches during one of the last busy weekends of summer. High surf and swells caused by Ernesto also resulted in coastal damage, including the collapse of an unoccupied beach house into the ocean in North Carolina&#8217;s barrier islands. Philippe Papin, a hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center, noted that Ernesto was a &#8220;pretty large&#8221; hurricane with extensive seas and waves affecting areas from central Florida up to Long Island in New York. He warned that this entire region along the eastern U.S. coastline should expect high seas and significant rip current risks.<\/p>\n<p>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration defines rip currents as &#8220;powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water&#8221; that can reach speeds up to 8 feet (2.44 meters) per second. In New York City, officials closed ocean-facing beaches for swimming and wading in Brooklyn and Queens over Saturday and Sunday due to forecasts predicting dangerous rip currents with potential ocean swells reaching 6 feet (1.8 meters). Lifeguards remained on duty to advise beachgoers against entering the water.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams emphasized safety by stating that &#8220;the ocean is more powerful than you are,&#8221; urging residents not to risk their lives or those of first responders while beaches were closed. The National Weather Service also cautioned about possible rip currents at popular Delaware and New Jersey beaches extending northward into Massachusetts, advising swimmers to exercise extreme caution throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In North Carolina&#8217;s Outer Banks region, a house collapsed Friday night in Rodanthe without any reported injuries; however, other nearby homes appeared damaged as well. This incident marked the seventh house collapse over four years along Cape Hatteras National Seashore\u2014a federally managed area stretching 70 miles (110 kilometers) from Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island\u2014highlighting increasing vulnerability due to storm surges exacerbated by climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The park service recommended avoiding Rodanthe&#8217;s beaches this weekend due to potentially dangerous debris both on land and in water for several miles around while announcing closures for certain national seashore areas north of Rodanthe until further notice following elevated sea conditions expected through early next week.<\/p>\n<p>In Bermuda, tens of thousands lost power as Hurricane Ernesto made landfall as a Category 1 storm accompanied by heavy rains likely leading to flash flooding concerns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2326061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hurricane-Ernesto-house-collapsed.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[38410,38407,38408,38409,38411],"class_list":["post-2326060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-house-collapse","tag-hurricane-ernesto","tag-rip-currents","tag-us-beaches","tag-weather-impact"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hurricane-Ernesto-house-collapsed.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}