Hermine became the first hurricane to strike Florida since 2005, and is heading farther inland to threaten soy and cotton crops. Hermine’s top winds were at 120 kilometers an hour on Friday, as it remained a Category 1 hurricane after making landfall near Saint Marks, Florida, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a 4 a.m. New York time advisory. Hermine is weakening as it moves farther inland across Florida’s Panhandle into Southern Georgia. The hurricane should then move near or over eastern South Carolina Friday night and near or over eastern North Carolina the next day. Through the weekend, a frontal system across the northern U.S. may keep Hermine close to the East Coast, Vallee said.

Source: National Post September 02, 2016 12:00 UTC