The latest on Hurricane Erin as of the morning of Aug. 20: a new inner eye wall and more Jersey Shore precautions.

Action News went on patrol with Chief Renny Steele of the Sea Isle Beach patrol on Wednesday as coastal towns prepared for coastal flooding thanks to Hurricane Erin. Chief Steele ordered his crews to remove boats and other apparatus of the beach in anticipation of high tides. Lifeguards moved beach stands to the high point of the sand dunes.

Hurricane Erin is bringing dangerous rip currents and high waves to beaches along the Jersey Shore and Long Island this week.

It’s easy to make predictions, and some things seem like a given these last few years: the Shore is gentrifying, washing out its local culture in favor of a wannabe Hamptons vibe, especially in places like Avalon and further north in Monmouth County, which seems to want nothing more than to be rebranded as the next Amagansett.

The 34-year-old street performer who created his Batman persona in 2016 now faces multiple weapons charges after allegedly using mace during a boardwalk altercation.