KYW Newsradio Team Coverage

KYW’s John McDevitt reports emergency management officials at the shore say there was no major damage, flooding or beach erosion.

Many people on Ventnor’s boardwalk say that now that Hanna is gone there is nothing to do but enjoy the day.

Among them George King was enjoying a brisk walk:

“There is nothing much at all (damage).  I looked at the sand dunes and they are fine. And the surfers are out because the waves are perfect today."

George is a boat owner and he said he went to the marina to check things out and everything is okay.


KYW’s David Madden reports the South Jersey shore wasn’t exactly hammered by Tropical Storm Hanna, but it didn’t turn out to be a day at the beach, either.

Before the brunt of the storm arrived, surfers in Cape May were actually hanging ten. Like Chris Bruce, who has this message for those who may think him, well, crazy:

“They’ve never enjoyed surfing the way we do, me and all my friends.”

(Madden:) “It’s that much of a rush for you?”

“Yeah, especially like when you’re surfing a 13 foot wave.”

But by mid afternoon, the driving wind and rain got serious. Only a handful of boardwalk businesses stayed open like Shriver’s Salt Water Taffy in Ocean City. Manager Holly Cockerham:

“The worst storm was back in May when we had that bad nor’easter that came through. That was a million times worse than this.”

And considering what could have been, Hanna wasn’t that big of a deal.