Weather Blog: Timing Hermine
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Hermine is now a post-tropical system but that will have no bearing on the severity of the effects we could potentially experience along the New Jersey and Delaware coasts.
As of the 11pm advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Hermine is positioned 205 miles southeast of Ocean City, MD, moving slowly to the northeast yet models continue to indicate that Hermine will make a turn to the northwest on Sunday. Also during this time frame Hermine is likely to regain Category 1 hurricane strength.
The center of Hermine will make its closest pass to our coastline Sunday night and Monday morning. This is the time frame of most concern for major impacts at the Shore. The threat for moderate to major coastal flooding is high not only due to surge resulting from the intensity of Hermine's winds but also the slow progression of the system resulting in multiple days of an on-shore wind flow.
The greatest threat for major coastal flooding will occur during high tide Sunday night and again Monday morning.
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Sunday night: 10:40pm
Monday morning: 11:01am
Atlantic City, NJ
Sunday night: 10:17pm
Monday morning: 10:45am
Cape May, NJ
Sunday night: 10:51pm
Monday morning: 11:19am
Seaside Heights, NJ
Sunday night: 10:14pm
Monday morning: 10:45am
Wind gusts to 55 mph are possible along the coast late Sunday and Monday morning. Tropical storm force wind gusts to 40 mph possible as far west as Center City late Sunday night.
