Will Labor Day Get Washed Out by Tropical Storm Hermine?

Tropical Storm Hermine's development Wednesday from a tropical depression has meteorologists watching to see if Labor Day weekend could get washed out.

Tropical Storm Hermine, which developed from Tropical Depression Nine Wednesday afternoon, could put a damper on Labor Day activities. No one knows for sure yet, but the development "bears very close watching," said NECN meteorologist Aaron Perry, particularly for Monday's holiday.

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It's unknown how close the storm track will get to New England and how wet it could get Sunday night and Monday morning, but the weather models recently started to shift the storm's direction westward. Currently, there is less than a 50 percent chance of rain for the Boston areas and the Providence areas, according to Weather.com.

A number of far-off storms have already been nipping at the heels of Massachusetts, with Hurricane Gaston and other tropical depressions creating dangerous rip currents on the coast. Those dangers are expected to linger throughout the weekend.

Sherri Lonnon, Patch Staff, contributed to this report

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