Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida early Friday morning, lashing the Big Bend part of the state’s Gulf Coast with heavy rain and high winds, before weakening to a tropical storm as it crossed into southern Georgia. By midmorning, the storm’s center was northeast of Valdosta, Ga., heading toward Savannah, with wind gusts of 60 miles an hour in some places. Heavy rain and surges of ocean water are expected to reach the Georgia...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 02, 2016 06:24 UTC