Tropical Storm 'Hermine' has strengthened into a hurricane, threatening to bring a dangerous storm surge to Florida. It is expected to make landfall in Florida today, the first hurricane to hit the state since 2005. Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for 51 counties as residents braced for the dangerous storm. the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said wind gusts reached 110 kmph yesterday.
Governor Scott said that 8,000 members of the Florida National Guard were prepared to be deployed in the wake of the storm. Mr Scott ordered evacuations in five counties in Florida's northwest and called for voluntary evacuations in three other coastal counties.
Weather officials predict Hermine will cross Georgia and the Carolinas, and could bring heavy rains along the East Coast over Labour Day Weekend. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal also has declared a state of emergency for 56 counties ahead of the storm. According to the NHC, the system also poses a risk of tornadoes near the central Florida coast. The last hurricane to strike Florida was Wilma in 2005, which made landfall in the US the same year as Katrina.
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