As Hurricane Ernesto approaches Bermuda, strong winds, dangerous surge & flooding are likely. Beachgoers beware of dangerous rip currents through this weekend along the U.S. east coast. Here’s what you need to know.

Weekend Beach Dangers From Hurricane Ernesto

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Even with Hurricane Ernesto passing several hundred miles off the U.S. East Coast, beaches from Florida to Maine are expecting an increase in rip currents and surf that could make ocean ventures dangerous through the weekend. Ernesto formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday before impacting Caribbean islands such as...

Ernesto makes landfall: See the impacts it will have on the East Coast

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Even with the storm hundreds of miles offshore, Hurricane Ernesto was still being felt Saturday along much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, with dangerous rip currents forcing public beaches to close during one of the final busy weekends of the summer season. The storm’s high surf and swells also contributed to coastal damage, including the collapse of an unoccupied beach house into the water along North Carolina’s narrow barrier islands. 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 “pretty large” hurricane with a “large footprint of seas and waves” affecting the central Florida Atlantic coastline all the way north to Long Island in New York.  “That whole entire region in the eastern U.S. coastline are expecting to have high seas and significant rip current threats along the coast,” Papin said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration describes rip currents as “powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water” that move at speeds of up to 8 feet (2.44 meters) per second.

Hundreds of miles away, Hurricane Ernesto still affects US beaches with rip currents, house collapse

Hurricane Ernesto will blast Bermuda with strong winds, dangerous surge and flooding through Saturday. The U.S. and Canada coasts will also see choppy seas through the weekend. Here’s what you need to know.

Ernesto To Lash Bermuda Through Saturday

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Tropical Storm Ernesto could form next week as forecasters increase chance of development for Atlantic system

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The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

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A hurricane watch has been issued for part of Florida as a strengthening tropical system, soon to become Tropical Storm Debby, approaches the state over the weekend. Tropical Depression Four is forecast to strengthen while moving northward along the Florida Peninsula's Gulf coast this weekend, spreading rain, gusty winds and severe thunderstorms slowly northward. AccuWeather meteorologists warn that not only may the feature become a hurricane, but it may also later stall along the southeastern United States coast next week.

Upcoming tropical storm has Florida, southeast US on alert

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Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

From rip currents to frontal systems to temperature changes - the country will see a little bit of everything this week. Check out what your region may be contending with in the days ahead.

Four Things To Watch In Weather This Week

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A tropical depression moving into the Gulf of Mexico is growing better organized, forecasters said Saturday, and is likely to bring drenching rain and coastal flooding to much of Florida's Gulf Coast

Hurricane watch issued for parts of Florida as Gulf Coast braces for Tropical Storm Debby

It will be a hot, dry weekend in Florida, so you’re probably looking forward to the cold front sinking down from the north next week. However, only some will get relief from the heat. Here’s the forecast.

Dryer Weekend Ahead For State Of Florida

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Severe storms with damaging winds could stretch from the Deep South to Mid-Atlantic Sunday. Flooding conditions are also possible for portions of the East Coast. Here’s what you can expect.

Damaging Winds Threaten Deep South, Mid-Atlantic

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This won’t be a great beach weekend in the Northeast, and the interior could see flooding as well. Heavy rain, storms and rip currents are on the menu. Here’s the forecast.

Threats From Ernesto Impacting US Coastal Areas

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