Tropical storm Hermine weakened but lingered as it churned in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, and forecasters said it could continue to affect coastal areas of southern New England with high surf and dangerous riptides for another two days. The National Weather Service at midday Tuesday discontinued the tropical storm warning associated with the Hermine, which was about 150 miles southwest of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and moving west at 3 mph. The New York Post said police issued $80 tickets to at least four surfers at Rockaway Beach. While many communities felt like they dodged a bullet, the threat of Hermine caused many vacationers to cancel their holiday plans. Hermine rose over the Gulf of Mexico and hit Florida on Friday as a Category 1 hurricane before weakening to a tropical storm across Georgia.

Source: ABC News September 06, 2016 06:11 UTC