We saw a report on TV of then-Governor Christie warning us to take the storm seriously. I believe his quote was, "we're not risking the lives of first responders to save some idiot's ass because he chose not to leave." Say what you will, but he spoke my language.
In the wake of the devastation Florida is experiencing from Hurricane Ian, here is what you can do here in NJ if 1 that bad ever hit Garden State shores again.
The forecast for the 2017 hurricane season was released by Colorado State Univeristy and it has 11 potential hurricanes this upcoming season with two potentially major storms. The good news is that New Jersey and other Atlantic Coast will largely escape the threat of another damaging hurricane season.
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Like me, you may be seeing a lot of people joking on social media about Hermine being the storm that wasn't this past weekend.
While it did indeed turn out to be a lot of blowing air, both literally and figuratively, there were some things that made an impression on me this past Labor Day Weekend.
Late August... and some Jersey shore lifeguards have left for school or a regular job. But it's prime time during the hurricane season, and the rip current risk has been heightened as a storm churns through the Atlantic.