People living on Florida's Gulf Coast are stocking up on supplies today as they brace for Tropical Storm Hermine, which forecasters said could strike land as a hurricane, according to the Associated Press.
A hurricane warning was in effect for Florida's Big Bend from the Suwannee River to Mexico Beach. Also, on the East Coast, a tropical storm warning was issued for an area extending from Marineland, Florida, northward to the South Santee River in South Carolina.
Likely to become Category 1 hurricane
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Hermine was likely to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane when it lands in Florida on Thursday night or early Friday. Residents in some low-lying communities in Florida were being asked to evacuate Thursday as the storm approached.
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