Even from 1,000 miles away there is already a high risk of rip currents with wave heights of 7 feet up-and-down the Jersey Shore as Lee makes its way north parallel to the east coast.
Two people drowned at the shore and a third presumed dead in the water churned up by several post-tropical lows including former hurricanes Franklin and Idalia.
A line of thunderstorms Tuesday morning caused flash flooding in New Brunswick, flight cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport, led to a dramatic rescue and spawned a funnel cloud at the Jersey Shore.
State legislative committees consider bills to help the company building an offshore wind farm as two more dolphins strand themselves at New Jersey beaches.