BREAKING: Hermine now a Hurricane, Will Make Landfall Tonight Along Northeast Gulf Coast

Tropical storm Hermine intensified into a category one hurricane this afternoon.

As of the special  4:00PM CDT  advisory hurricane Hermine was moving to the north-northeast at 14mph , had maximum sustained winds of 75mph, and a minimum central pressure of 988 millibars.

Watches and warnings

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Hermine surface wind field and watches/warnings
  •  A hurricane waring remains in effect from Suwanne River, Florida to Mexico Beach Florida.
  • A hurricane watch also remains in effect from Antclote River, Florida to Suwanne River, Florida and from Mexico Beach, Florida to Destin, Florida.
  • A tropical storm warning also remains in effect from Englewood, Florida to Suwannee River, Florida and from Mexico Beach, Florida to Destin, Florida.

Forecast track/intensity

Nothing has changed since our update this morning.

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4:00PM CDT forecast track for hurricane Hermine from the National Hurricane Center

Hermine will continue to intesify over the next 6 – 10 hours, making landfall in or just East of Apalachicola, Florida tonight around 1:00 or 2:00AM CDT  as a category one hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 – 85mph.

Impacts

The expected impacts from Hermine have not changed since our update this morning.

Life threatening storm surge of 6 – 8 feet, flash flooding from 6 – 12″ of rainfall, tornadoes, and downed trees and power lines from damaging wind gusts in between 80 – 90mph will occur in areas under the hurricane warning.

Storm surge of 3 – 6 feet, downed power lines and trees from wind gusts of 50 – 70mph, flash flooding from 3 – 6″ of rainfall, and tornadoes could also occur in the areas under the tropical storm warning and hurricane watch.

NOTE: The worst weather will be to the north, northeast, and east side of Hermine. 

Hermine should weaken to a tropical storm over the Florida Panhandle or Southern Georgia after landfall tonight.

We will have continuing updates on Facebook and Twitter this evening and tonight.  

Caleb Carmichael
Caleb Carmichael

Caleb is the owner of Gulf Coast Storm Center. He is currently an undergraduate student at Mississippi State University majoring in geoscience with a concentration in broadcast and operational meteorology. While not yet a meteorologist, Caleb has been providing weather updates, news, and analysis for the Gulf Coast since 2014.

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