The National Hurricane Center has upgraded Hermine to a hurricane. It reached hurricane strength Thursday afternoon as it went towards the Gulf Coast of Florida.
If it keeps its hurricane strength, it would be the Florida’s first hit from a hurricane since Wilma on Oct. 24, 2005, a record storm-free streak of 3,965 days, according to NHC.
The worry for us in Charleston, at this point, are the high winds, heavy rainfalls and flooding.
For more information, go to http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ or http://www.weather.gov/
Submitted by Tidelines Editor