Hermine barrels north: First hurricane to hit Florida in 11-years leaves one dead and more than 200,000 without power as it thunders up the East Coast

Friday, September 2, 2016
By Paul Martin

‘Life-threatening’ Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida with 80mph winds and 12ft storm surges
Category 1 storm hit just east of St Marks, south east of Tallahassee, at 1.30am and is heading north east
Hurricane slammed into rural part of Florida, knocking out power for more than 200,000 people across four states
Authorities in Ocala, Florida said a man was found dead under a tree in a wooded area early Friday
Heavy rain, storm surge flooding and high winds are sweeping ashore and the system will then spread up the coast to the Carolinas on Friday and Saturday
It is the first time a storm of this magnitude has hit Florida since Hurricane Wilma killed five in 2005
In Florida, there was concern the heavy rainfall and high winds from Hermine could sideline the state’s efforts to fight the Zika virus
After pushing through Georgia, Hermine was expected to move into the Carolinas and up the East Coast with the potential for drenching rain and deadly flooding in New Jersey and New York City

By Myriah Towner and Chris Pleasance
DailyMail.com
2 September 2016

Hurricane Hermine slammed into Florida leaving one person dead, nearly 200,000 people across four states without power and caused dozens of towns in its path to evacuate as it continues to cause chaos on its way into Georgia and the Carolinas.

The Category 1 storm hit just east of St. Marks around 1.30am EDT with winds around 80mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.

Projected storm surges of up to 12 feet menaced a wide swath of the coast and an expected drenching of up to 10 inches of rain carried the danger of flooding along the storm’s path over land, including the state capital Tallahassee, which had not been hit by a hurricane since Kate in 1985.

Florida Governor Rick Scott, who declared a state of emergency in 51 counties, said 6,000 National Guard members are ready to mobilize once the storm has passed.

Hermine – downgraded to a tropical storm – was weakening as it moved into southern Georgia, and was centered about 35 northeast of Valdosta, Georgia, moving north-northeast near 14mph as of 8am EDT on Friday.

After pushing through Georgiaon Friday, Hermine was expected to move into the Carolinas on Saturday and up the East Coast with the potential for drenching rain and deadly flooding in New Jersey and New York City over the Labor Day weekend.

The Rest…HERE

Leave a Reply

Join the revolution in 2018. Revolution Radio is 100% volunteer ran. Any contributions are greatly appreciated. God bless!

Follow us on Twitter