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John Pendygraft, Tampa Bay Times via APHannah Coles, 9, takes a break from riding her bike to feel a strong rain band rain shortly Thursday afternoon, Sept. 1, 2016 in Gulfport, Fla. Coles was taking advantage of the day off from school to play in the rain and flooding. Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida's Gulf Coast.
Brian Blanco, Getty ImagesResidents of the Sandpiper Resort survey the rising water coming from the Gulf of Mexico into their neighborhood as winds and storm surge associated with Tropical Storm Hermine impact the area on September 1, 2016 at in Holmes Beach, Florida. Hurricane warnings have been issued for parts of Florida's Gulf Coast as Hermine is expected to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesHurricane specialist Eric Blake works at the National Hurricane Center to track the path of Tropical Storm Hermine, which strengthened this morning and is expected to make landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast as a hurricane by by tomorrow on September 1, 2016 in Miami, Florida. The National Hurricane Center forecasters are urging people to be ready for the possibility of the state's first hurricane in nearly 11 years.
Andrew Wardlow, The News Herald via APA surfer gets into the tube while surfing the swell from Tropical Storm Hermine at St. Andrews State Park in Panama City Beach, Fla., on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Residents and businesses along Floridas Gulf coast put up shutters, nailed plywood across storefronts and braced Thursday for Tropical Storm Hermine, a system the governor called potentially life-threatening likely to become the first hurricane to strike the state in over a decade.
Chris Urso, Tampa Bay Times via APJoseph Keyser, 14, of Harbour Island, reacts as waves crash against the seawall along Bayshore Boulevard, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Tampa. Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida's Gulf Coast.
Brian Blanco, Getty ImagesRich Rio sandbags the front door of his home as winds and storm surge associated with Tropical Storm Hermine impact the area on September 1, 2016 at in Bradenton, Florida. Hurricane warnings have been issued for parts of Florida's Gulf Coast as Hermine is expected to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane.
Chris O'Meara, Associated PressSpyridon Aibejeris, left, helps his neighbors pull out a trailer off their property along the Gulf of Mexico in advance of Tropical Storm Hermine Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Keaton Beach, Fla. Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida's Gulf Coast, where people put up shutters, nailed plywood across store windows and braced for the first hurricane to hit the state in over a decade.
Patti Blake, Naples Daily News via APBrandon Kreglow fills bags with sand in advance of Tropical Storm Hermine Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at Pete Edwards field in Panama City Beach, Fla. Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida's Gulf Coast, where people put up shutters, nailed plywood across store windows and braced for the first hurricane to hit the state in over a decade.
Brendan Fitterer, Tampa Bay Times via APFrank Nicholson, center, stands by the stairs of the observation deck at Hudson Beach with his daughter, Aubrey, after a fast-moving rising tide submerged the picnic area and sent storm watchers looking for higher ground Thursday afternoon, Sept. 1, 2016,in Hudson, Fla. Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida's Gulf Coast.
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Hannah Coles, 9, takes a break from riding her bike to feel a strong rain band rain shortly Thursday afternoon, Sept. 1, 2016 in Gulfport, Fla. Coles was taking advantage of the day off from school to play in the rain and flooding. Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida's Gulf Coast.
ExpandTropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane and steamed toward Florida’s Gulf Coast Thursday, September 1, 2016.







