Hermine is the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season’s eighth named storm.
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A Hurricane Warning is in effect for… Further north, the coast is under a hurricane warning. They say the storm could impact that.
The governor warned people Hermine would be life-threatening and forecasters said the surge of ocean water could be as high as 9 feet above normal levels.
Depending on the trajectory of the storm and weather conditions Saturday, the storm could ether track out to sea or continue up the East Coast, dumping rain and brining heavy winds to Virginia, Pennsylvania and even New England throughout the Labor Day weekend. It is expected that Hermine touches U.S. national territory land Thursday evening o the early Friday morning.
TORNADOES: A few tornadoes are possible this Thursday afternoon into Friday morning over north Florida and southeast Georgia.
“The center should then move near or over eastern SC on Friday night and near or over eastern North Carolina on Saturday”.
Areas along Florida’s Gulf Coast will experience strong winds and a unsafe storm surge, NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned. The Tallahassee Democrat reported that emergency management officials in Franklin County have issued a mandatory evacuation notice for people living on St George Island, Dog Island, Alligator Point and Bald Point.
Rainfall accumulations of 5 to 10 inches are expected for northwest Florida and southern Georgia through Friday, with an additional 4 to 8 inches of rain anticipated for parts of eastern Georgia and the Carolinas as the storm moves up the coast.
POWER OUTAGES: Still looking for isolated to scattered pockets of downed trees which of course could bring down some power lines and associated power outages.
One of the biggest threats for Floridians from Hermine will be a unsafe storm surge. “We can not rescue you in the middle of the storm”, Scott said.
If it does, it could bring heavy rains, rough surfs, and rip currents to the Bay State. Hurricane Warnings are in effect from Apalichicola to Cedar Key, extending inland to Tallahassee.
“These rains may cause life-threatening floods and flash floods”.
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Hillsborugh and Pinellas counties are under a tornado watch through 11 p.m.as the hurricane approaches land in the Big Bend. The storm is forecasted to move east after leaving Florida.
