Hermine lashes Florida, photos flood social media
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Monday, September 5, 2016, 6:06 PM - Hermine has dominated weather headlines since making landfall in Florida Friday as a Category 1 hurricane.
Though it weakened as it passed through Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas before exiting out to sea and being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, the storm still packs a punch as it tracks northward parallel to the Eastern Seaboard.
QUICK FACTS
(Taken from National Hurricane Center)
- Hermine made landfall as a Hurricane early Friday in Florida.
- At least two people have been killed in Florida and North Carolina.
- As of Monday evening, Hermine is a post-tropical cyclone, and the NHC says it may strengthen to near-hurricane status through Monday night before weakening Tuesday. No landfall expected
- The storm boasts maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h, moving west-northwest at 11 km/h
- Tropical storm warnings are much reduced Monday, still in effect only for Long Island, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Long Island
Many people took to social media to post photos of downed trees and other storm damage. See photos below.
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Record flooding in Hatteras, damage in Virginia Beach from Hermine https://t.co/voxn67DSc1 pic.twitter.com/DTTRfjhiEN
— Norfolk NewsChannel (@Norfolk_NC) September 3, 2016
Damage from #Hermine to the Holiday Inn in Nags Head, NC, by Kristen West @ohaikristen pic.twitter.com/zF4yizurS2
— Jesse Ferrell (@Accu_Jesse) September 3, 2016
Viewer photo of #Hermine damage in Currituck County. More pictures: https://t.co/hAmCjH8XIn #FirstWarn3 pic.twitter.com/PYgGU2XL9T
— WTKR News 3 (@WTKR3) September 3, 2016
Little bit of sand erosion & damage #Nagshead #Hermine pic.twitter.com/F04fFHBeVL
— Rebecca Lombardo (@mediachick76) September 3, 2016
HERMINE DAMAGE: Alabama Avenue @WSAV pic.twitter.com/OpMlnCOkn3
— Meredith Stutz (@WSAVMeredithS) September 3, 2016
Diane Kacmarik: Gladys and Cal's home was flooded this morning in Hernando Beach #Hermine pic.twitter.com/gQ8Sgg6FhX
— Bay News 9 Weather (@bn9weather) September 2, 2016
Severe storm surge damage to home in Keaton Bch, FL. #Hermine pic.twitter.com/HB0FyFJcc0
— Jeff Gammons (@StormVisuals) September 2, 2016
Hermine slams Florida as Category 1 storm after midnight near St. Marks. https://t.co/FCGlAbtdam pic.twitter.com/k3SYJlzt9L
— Bob Heist (@bobheistNWFDN) September 2, 2016
Saw this in town. Go away, #Hermine. #Gainesville #Florida #hurricane #stormdamage pic.twitter.com/BSG7dm4JHk
— SometimesZero (@Sometimes_Zero) September 2, 2016
This is near Remington and Hansell. Crews already hard at work clearing falling trees. #Hermine pic.twitter.com/V8GsbPjzFQ
— Desirae Duncan (@DesiraeWALB) September 2, 2016
#Hermine Possible Tornado Damage on Skidaway Island, #Savannah @WSAV pic.twitter.com/4zbakDfFe2
— Kris Allred (@WSAVKrisA) September 2, 2016
Better pictures cuz of daylight.
— Lizzy (@ElzbthStwrt) September 2, 2016
Location: across from Doak #hermine #tallahassee pic.twitter.com/VoN0Vn5BZ9
@DaveOFox13 this happened yesterday in Seminole Heights. #Hermine pic.twitter.com/NnH5HyR0Wt
— Teri Lyon (@terilyon) September 2, 2016
Another downed tree by Deviney Hall. #HermineFSU #Hermine #flwx #TLHstorm pic.twitter.com/yxNAoytMNt
— Jake Carstens (@JakeCarstens) September 2, 2016
