▁strong ▁wind s ▁in ▁other ▁states ▁such ▁as ▁Georgia , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁and ▁North ▁Carolina ▁caused ▁additional ▁damage , ▁but ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent . ▁One ▁death ▁each ▁occurred ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina ▁and ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁In ▁New ▁York , ▁two ▁fish erm en ▁d rown ed ▁near ▁the ▁W ading ▁River ▁on ▁Long ▁Island ▁due ▁to ▁rough ▁sur f . ▁Over all , ▁Herm ine ▁caused ▁about ▁$ 5 5 0 ▁million ▁in ▁damage ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Ian ▁ ▁On ▁September   5 , ▁the ▁N HC ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁was ▁possible ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Atlantic ▁over ▁subsequent ▁days . ▁A ▁tropical ▁wave ▁emer ged ▁off ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁Africa ▁on ▁September   6 , ▁slowly ▁co ales cing ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Ian ▁by ▁ 0 6 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁September   1 2 . ▁Ste ered ▁north ▁and ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁by ▁an ▁approaching ▁upper - level ▁tr ough , ▁the ▁cy clone ▁strugg led ▁within ▁an ▁environment ▁of ▁high ▁she ar , ▁with ▁its ▁low - level ▁center ▁disp la ced ▁west ▁of ▁its ▁associated ▁con ve ction . ▁An ▁upper - tr ough ▁became ▁super im posed ▁with ▁the ▁storm ' s ▁center ▁by ▁late ▁on ▁September   1 4 , ▁yield ing ▁a ▁more ▁subt rop ical - like ▁appearance ▁on ▁conventional ▁satellite . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Ian ▁briefly ▁transition ed ▁into ▁a ▁subt rop ical ▁storm ▁around