Hurricane Florence

Ocean Resort Casino's offer to give free accommodations to people evacuating from Hurricane Florence has been a big success. The casino said Thursday that all the rooms available have been taken within the first 24 hours.

Christopher Chin of Cape May County is out front of the efforts to get supplies to those in need because of Hurricane Florence.

According to the state Department of Environmental Protection, five South Jersey beaches are at risk of closing due to "unsafe" levels of bacteria found in waste.

Rough surf and dangerous rip currents have already arrived along the Jersey Shore, with a bit of rain and wind possible later this week.

Streets along the Jersey shore have experiencing flooding following two days of steady rain, several high tides, and the formation of storms off the eastern seaboard.