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- May 25, 2011
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In advance of the storm, Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a State of Emergency to help 51 counties prepare. A mandatory evacuation notice has been issued for Franklin County, located along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico on the Florida Panhandle.
Several Florida schools have announced closings on Thursday or Friday due to the storm. Florida State University's main campus in Tallahassee, Florida, will be closed from noon Thursday into Friday, officials announced Thursday morning. University of South Florida in Tampa will also be closed on Friday.
Some airlines are waving flight change fees in the path of the storm.
The storm will unload a general 4-8 inches of rain with locally 12 inches possible. This rainfall is enough to cause urban and low-lying area flooding.
Despite Hermine moving farther inland on Friday, onshore winds will continue to push Gulf of Mexico water landward and are likely to cause coastal flooding. Major cities that can be affected by coastal flooding include Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida.
In addition to the risk of flooding, locally severe thunderstorms will have the potential to bring damaging wind gusts. Isolated tornadoes will be possible within any strong rain bands.
Florida cities that will be at risk for tornadoes through Friday include Orlando, Melbourne, Jacksonville and Daytona Beach.
The risk of isolated tornadoes will extend northeastward into parts of Georgia and the Carolinas into Friday night.
People in the central and northern part of the Florida Peninsula and the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle should be prepared for tropical storm to minimal hurricane conditions with power outages, flooded roads and airline disruptions through Friday morning. Conditions will improve during Friday afternoon.
Sea and surf conditions will be dangerous along the southeast coast into Saturday.
Source: United State Weather
Several Florida schools have announced closings on Thursday or Friday due to the storm. Florida State University's main campus in Tallahassee, Florida, will be closed from noon Thursday into Friday, officials announced Thursday morning. University of South Florida in Tampa will also be closed on Friday.
Some airlines are waving flight change fees in the path of the storm.
The storm will unload a general 4-8 inches of rain with locally 12 inches possible. This rainfall is enough to cause urban and low-lying area flooding.
Despite Hermine moving farther inland on Friday, onshore winds will continue to push Gulf of Mexico water landward and are likely to cause coastal flooding. Major cities that can be affected by coastal flooding include Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida.
In addition to the risk of flooding, locally severe thunderstorms will have the potential to bring damaging wind gusts. Isolated tornadoes will be possible within any strong rain bands.
Florida cities that will be at risk for tornadoes through Friday include Orlando, Melbourne, Jacksonville and Daytona Beach.
The risk of isolated tornadoes will extend northeastward into parts of Georgia and the Carolinas into Friday night.
People in the central and northern part of the Florida Peninsula and the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle should be prepared for tropical storm to minimal hurricane conditions with power outages, flooded roads and airline disruptions through Friday morning. Conditions will improve during Friday afternoon.
Sea and surf conditions will be dangerous along the southeast coast into Saturday.
Source: United State Weather
