Tropical Storm Ernesto churned away from Bermuda and headed further into the Atlantic but sent powerful swells rolling toward the U.S. East Coast,
This photo provided by the National Park Service on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Rodanthe, N.C., along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore shows debris from an unoccupied beach house that collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean from winds and waves caused by Hurricane Ernesto. generating rip currents associated with at least one death and prompting many rescues.
Meteorologist Mike Lee of the weather service office in Mount Holly, N.J., said much of the Eastern Seaboard was at high risk for rip currents due to strong swells. A warning extended from Florida to the Boston area and portions of Maine. Two men drowned Friday in separate incidents on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, but it was unclear whether rip currents were involved, The Island Packert of Hilton Head reported, citing a spokesperson for the island’s lifeguard services. The rough surf contributed Friday evening to an unoccupied beach house along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore along North Carolina’s Outer Banks collapsing into ocean waters.
Bermuda Security Minister Michael Weeks said Sunday morning that businesses were beginning to open in the tiny British territory after the storm passed and “we are on our way back to living a life of normalcy.” There were no reports of major infrastructure damage, said Lyndon Raynor of Bermuda’s Disaster Risk Reduction Mitigation Team. BELCO, Bermuda’s power company, said 50% of customers had power but more than 12,000 remained without power Sunday.
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