Weather event Hermine, classified as a post-tropical cyclone as of Saturday, continues to travel up the East Coast. Here are some photos of Hermine's effects in the region.
A man uses a metal detecter at the Virginia Beach boardwalk in Virginia Beach, Va., Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. Hermine spun away from the East Coast on Sunday, removing the threat of heavy rain but maintaining enough power to whip up dangerous waves and rip currents and keep beaches off-limits to disappointed swimmers and surfers during the holiday weekend.
(AP Photo/Ben Finley)
AP Photo/Ben Finley
A man and a woman arrives at the Virginia Beach boardwalk in Virginia Beach, Va., Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. Hermine spun away from the East Coast on Sunday, removing the threat of heavy rain but maintaining enough power to whip up dangerous waves and rip currents and keep beaches off-limits to disappointed swimmers and surfers during the holiday weekend.
(AP Photo/Ben Finley)
AP Photo/Ben Finley
Teddy Ross of Northampton Fire and Rescue points to a fallen tree limb that dropped a television cable across Rogers Drive in Nassawadox, Va. on Saturday, Sept.3, 2016. Tropical Storm Hermine lost hurricane strength over land but was intensifying Saturday along the Atlantic Coast.
(Jay Diem/The Daily Times via AP)
Jay Diem/The Daily Times via AP
Alex Caro, center, of Virginia Beach looks over the name “HERMINE” he wrote in the sand at the beach at Cape Charles, Va. on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. Tropical Storm Hermine lost hurricane strength over land but was intensifying Saturday along the Atlantic Coast.
(Jay Diem/The Daily Times via AP)
Jay Diem/The Daily Times via AP
Cormac Worrall, 6, left, helps his father remove tree debris from their yard in Virginia Beach, Va, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, Storm system Hermine spun away from the U.S. East Coast on Sunday, removing the threat of heavy rain but maintaining enough power to churn dangerous waves and currents — and keep beaches off-limits to disappointed swimmers and surfers during the holiday weekend.
(Vicki Cronis-Nohe /The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
Vicki Cronis-Nohe /The Virginian-Pilot via AP
(Vicki Cronis-Nohe /The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
Crowds are sparse on the Boardwalk in Ocean City, Md., on Sept. 4, 2016, as Hermine approaches the area Labor Day weekend.
(WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
WTOP/Colleen Kelleher
There lighter than usual crowds at Rehoboth Beach in Delaware on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. Swimming was prohibited at the beach due to dangerous ocean conditions caused by Hermine.
(WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
Officials in Ocean city, Md. said damage caused by Hemine was minimal, but swimming was still prohibited at its beaches on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016.
(WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
WTOP/Colleen Kelleher
Due to dangerous ocean conditions caused by Hermine, swimming was prohibited at the beaches at Ocean City, Md. on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. Ocean City officials said the chances for strong rip currents and beach erosion remained high.
(WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
WTOP/Colleen Kelleher
Beachgoers make due at Ocean City, Md. on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 as Hermine makes its way up the East Coast and farther out to sea. Ocean City officials say that despite sunny skies and calm conditions, strong rip currents and chances for beach erosion remain high.
(WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
WTOP/Colleen Kelleher
Shop owners prepare in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, as Hermine approaches on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016.
(WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
People walk in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, as Hermine approaches on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016.
(WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
A toy store is seen in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, as Hermine approaches on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016.
(WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
Pound net fisherman Brian Wilson bails water from one of his boats docked on Saturday, Sept.3, 2016 as Tropical Storm Hermine approaches Virginia Beach, Va. The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Hermine could bring 4 to 7 inches of rain to southeastern Virginia and the Atlantic coastal portion of Maryland as well as 1 to 4 inches of rain over southern Delaware, southern and eastern New Jersey and Long Island through Monday morning.
(Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP
Charlie Gregory, center, a local crabber, and his son Zach check their boat as Tropical Storm Hermine approaches Virginia Beach, Va., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Hermine could bring 4 to 7 inches of rain to southeastern Virginia and the Atlantic coastal portion of Maryland as well as 1 to 4 inches of rain over southern Delaware, southern and eastern New Jersey and Long Island through Monday morning.
(Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP
Hermine travels by the Virginia coast as a post-tropical cyclone Saturday evening. Near D.C., the sunset lights the sky with one last burst of color before slipping below the horizon.
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Authorities check on construction material dangling in Virginia Beach, Va., during Tropical Storm Hermine on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Hermine could bring 4 to 7 inches of rain to southeastern Virginia and the Atlantic coastal portion of Maryland as well as 1 to 4 inches of rain over southern Delaware, southern and eastern New Jersey and Long Island through Monday morning.
(Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP
Saturday’s mild weather melts into a stunning evening sky near D.C.
(WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
WTOP/Kathy Stewart
(WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
This shot was taken three hours before high tide Saturday night between 125th and 126th streets in Ocean City, Maryland. The surf is approaching the dunes. Very little beach is left.
(WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
WTOP/Colleen Kelleher
The scene in Ocean City, Maryland, on Saturday, September 3, 2016, as winds pick up during Hermine, which started out as a tropical storm, became a hurricane and then was downgraded.
(WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
WTOP/Colleen Kelleher
(WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
(WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
(WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
(WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
The scene in Ocean City, Maryland, on Saturday, September 3, 2016, as winds pick up during Hermine, which started out as a tropical storm, became a hurricane and then was downgraded.
(WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
WTOP/Colleen Kelleher
(WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
It’s rainy, windy and the surf is rough in Ocean City, Md. on Sept. 3, 2016.
(WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
WTOP/Colleen Kelleher
Killer sunset over the D.C. Tidal Basin Friday night thanks to high clouds from Hermine.
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine