Winds will be breezy out of the north, and will continue to pick up speed as Hermine approaches US soil.
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The latest information from the National Hurricane Center has Hermine moving to the northeast at 14 miles per hour.
If Hermine does become a hurricane before hitting the Florida coast, it would become the first one to hit the state in 11 years.
NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite passed directly above Hermine (which was still classified as a tropical storm at the time) earlier today, and spotted intense weather conditions in Hermine’s center, agency officials said. If it stays south, it may bring little to no rain for most of the area.
The warning will be in effect until the storm leaves the state late Friday night. The storm has yet to make landfall, but has already submerged streets in the coastal town of Gulfport and dumped more than nine inches of rain on parts of the state.
Forecasters said the storm was expected to gain even some slight additional strength before coming ashore. Rain totals in these areas could reach as high as 4 to 6 inches with local amounts to 8 inches.
As for us here in Alabama, we’ll continue to see the steady increase of cloud coverage as we move through a rather humid afternoon. “Winds are expected to first reach tropical storm strength by this afternoon, making outside preparations hard or risky”.
“We’re going to have storm surge, wind, rain”, the governor told reporters. Winds across then inland areas will gust as high as 30 to 40 miles per hour.
“Current projections show the storm growing into a Category 1 Hurricane in the next 24 hours before it makes its way up the East Coast”, Cuomo said. They are expected to return to normal on Saturday, Sept. 3.
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Friday’s high temperature is expected to reach 81 degrees, while Saturday and Sunday are expected to be cooler, reaching 77 degrees each day. Some beach erosion and coastal flooding possible, especially around high tide. Unsafe rip currents and coastal flooding are likely.
