Sep 2, 2016
Major Storm Surge, Massive Rains as Hurricane Hermine Sweeps Ashore
St Marks, FL
USA
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Weather Underground

Hermine approaching landfall in Florida at 6:15 pm EDT September 1, 2016. Image: NOAA
Widespread storm surge was barreling into Florida’s northeast Gulf Coast late Thursday night with the approach of Hurricane Hermine. The warm waters of the eastern Gulf fueled an well-advertised strengthening of Hermine on Thursday afternoon and evening. Hermine was an 80-mph Category 1 hurricane as of the midnight update from the National Hurricane Center