Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and is heading towards Florida’s Gulf Coast, which hasn’t had a hurricane landfall for a decade.
#HurricaneHermine spotted from space, showing storm blanketing the entire state of Florida: https://t.co/3BUTTgEdhc pic.twitter.com/AUJ2Egbz5E
— NASA (@NASA) September 1, 2016
Hurricane Hime’s current track has forced tropical watches and warnings have been issued along the East Coast from Florida to the Jersey Shore, reaching wind speeds up to 75 miles per hour.
According to to the National Hurricane Center, Hermine became a Category 1 hurricane and is expected to slam into Florida’s eastern Panhandle by early Friday, bringing potentially deadly storm surges of up to 8 feet along with heavy rain.
Washed out road on Alligator point as #hurricanehermine gains strength. pic.twitter.com/WrstBhk1AU
— Faith Haleh (@FaithHaleh) September 1, 2016
Hermine could bring up to 10 inches of additional rainfall to some places, reaching up to possibly 15 inches in small areas, reports CNN.
Heavy rainfall is also expected in parts of Georgia and the eastern Carolinas.
Hello #Hermine! @weatherchannel #Bradenton pic.twitter.com/phK2n0xcuE
— Kelly Stilwell (@kellystilwell) September 1, 2016
Some scary stuff #hurricanehermine pic.twitter.com/ygRZMlOWv6
— brenna (@brennaqporter) September 1, 2016
Windy band from #HurricaneHermine pushing water into Sarasota Bay shoreline near Whitaker Park in #Sarasota @SNNTV pic.twitter.com/VtNVHfIYhq
— Grant Boxleitner (@BoxleitnerSNN) September 1, 2016