Hurricane Erin Brings 'Life-Threatening' Surf and Rip Currents to Hampton Bays

Hurricane Erin brought https://tinyurl.com/wp35m52k ocean overwash and https://x.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/1958673480422932911 'life-threatening' rip currents to coastal New York on Thursday, August 21, according to the https://x.com/NHC_Surge/status/1958632091161133079 National Hurricane Center (NHC) . This drone footage was captured by photographer Michael Busch, who told Storyful that he encountered 'flooding from the bay and ocean covering the entire road for several miles,' in Hampton Bays. The https://x.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/1958673480422932911 National Hurricane Center said that beachgoers were cautioned against swimming at most East Coast beaches. The National Weather Service issued a https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=NYZ081&warncounty=NYC103&firewxzone=NYZ213&local_place1=Hampton%20Bays%20NY&product1=High+Surf+Advisory&lat=40.8712&lon=-72.5161 high surf advisory and a https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=NYZ081&warncounty=NYC103&firewxzone=NYZ213&local_place1=Hampton%20Bays%20NY&product1=Coastal+Flood+Warning&lat=40.8712&lon=-72.5161 coastal flood warning for the Hampton Bays area on Thursday. (Footage by Michael Busch GSB Images/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)