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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Latest on Hermine (all times local): 1:45 p.m. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has declared a state of emergency as Hermine barrels up the East Coast from Florida. At news conference Friday afternoon, McAuliffe warned that the storm could bring "life-threatening" storm surges to the eastern part of the state, including heavily populated areas such as Virginia Beach. McAuliffe said forecasters predict waves as high as 8 feet and storm surges up to 4 feet this weekend. McAuliffe added that 10 inches of rain could also pour down over the course of two days. Virginia is deploying 270 members of the National Guard to prepare for flooding and power outages. Cities such as Norfolk and Virginia Beach are often plagued with flooding in low-lying areas and are increasingly vulnerable to sea-level rise. ___ 12:45 p.m. Georgia's top emergency response official says Tropical Storm Hermine is having less of an impact on the state than he had expected. Jim Butterworth, director of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, said in a telephone interview Friday that no deaths or major structural damage had been reported in 56 Georgia counties under an emergency declaration. Hermine churned into south Georgia early Friday after making landfall in Florida as a hurricane. The storm was expected to pass west of Savannah and head into South Carolina later Friday. Butterworth said a few injuries had been reported, largely related to storm cleanup efforts, but none appeared serious. He said property damage appears to be mostly from trees falling on homes or cars. ___ 12:25 p.m. The National Hurricane Center says anyone living near the Atlantic Coast from Georgia to Connecticut should pay attention to Tropical Storm Hermine as it moves north this Labor Day weekend. Center spokesman Dennis Feltgen said Friday that tropical storm warnings have been issued from Georgia to Delaware and tropical storm watches from New Jersey to the Connecticut-Rhode Island border. Although the storm is over land Friday, he said it's expected to re-emerge over the Atlantic on Saturday and regain strength over the warm water off North Carolina. He said Hermine could become a post-tropical storm as it nears New Jersey, New York and Connecticut on Sunday, but he pointed out Sandy did the same in 2012 and still caused extensive damage. ___ 11:45 a.m. More than 107,000 customers were reported without power across Georgia as crews worked to repair damage left by Hermine. Georgia Power reported on its online outage map shortly before noon Friday that about 30,000 were in the Savannah area and more than 20,000 others were in the Brunswick area near the coast. The utility reported that more than 11,000 customers were without power in hard-hit Lowndes County. Nearly 86,000 of those without power were Georgia Power customers. Georgia Electric Membership Corp.'s online outage map showed about 21,700 customers of other utilities, many of them in rural areas, were without power shortly before noon. ___ 11:20 a.m. North Carolina emergency officials say they have helicopters, boats and high-clearance vehicles on standby in case of flooding or other tropical storm problems. State emergency management director Michael Sprayberry said Friday morning that swift water rescue teams and National Guard and law enforcement officers with high-clearance vehicles are staged in the eastern part of the state. Helicopters are also ready to respond. Gov. Pat McCrory has made an emergency declaration for 33 eastern counties as Tropical Storm Hermine approaches. North Carolina officials say there could be high winds and 6-8 inches of rain in some areas along the coast. McCrory says that the forecast for North Carolina has improved, but officials are still concerned about whether the storm could stall over an area and cause flooding. ___ 11:15 a.m. As Hermine barrels through the Southeast, one neighbor's misfortune is another's close call. Penny Herman says she counting her blessings after the storm toppled a large tree onto her neighbor's house in Tallahassee. The 61-year-old woman says she stepped outside and saw the damage early Friday and thought, "holy moly." While assisting her neighbors, she said she's thankful no one was seriously hurt and noted that damaged property can always be repaired. Across Tallahassee drivers encountered fallen trees and limbs across roadways. Few traffic lights were working, creating hazards for motorists who didn't realize they had to stop at intersections. A large oak tree fell across the carport area of a Whataburger restaurant and another tree next to a preschool fell in the opposite direction, hitting a car parked nearby. ___ 11 a.m. Florida Gov. Rick Scott says many homes lost electricity as Hermine crossed the state, but so far he's heard of few other "major issues." During a Friday morning news conference in Tallahassee, Scott said he's touched base with officials in most of the counties affected by Hermine, which has now moved out of Florida and into Georgia. One man died when a tree fell on him in Ocala. Scott says damage was still being assessed but he's been told that about 70 percent of the homes in Tallahassee were without power Friday morning. The number rises to 99 percent in Wakulla County on the marshy Gulf of Mexico coastline south of Tallahassee where Hermine made landfall early Friday. Scott says there's "a lot of tree damage in Tallahassee, and a lot of road damage." He says schools in 35 counties remain closed Friday and state offices are closed in 37 counties. ___ 10:10 a.m. Gov. Rick Scott says a homeless man died in north Florida when a tree fell on him as winds from Hermine whipped across the state. Speaking at a news conference, the governor said he was informed of the fatality Friday morning by Marion County Sheriff Emery Gainey. The Ocala Star-Banner (http://bit.ly/2bHY0Ls ) reports the man was apparently sleeping in a tent behind Diamond Oil near Ocala when the tree fell on him. Capt. Chip Wildly, director of Marion County's emergency management agency, says the man's body was discovered around 7:35 a.m. Friday by people who were reporting to work. No further details were immediately available. The governor says no other deaths or major injuries have been reported. Hermine was the first hurricane to hit Florida in more than a decade when it came ashore early Friday as a Category 1 storm. ___ 10:05 a.m. Hermine has left thousands of electric customers in the Carolinas in the dark even before the center of the storm moves in. Outage maps posted by utilities serving in North and South Carolina show that power is out to more than 13,000 customers. Most of those outages are in Beaufort County in southern South Carolina — the first area of the state to feel the full effects of the storm. Forecasters say the center of the storm should move into South Carolina early Friday afternoon and continue northeast on a path generally along Interstate 95. ___ 9:40 a.m. The mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, which saw historic flooding less than a year ago, is urging residents there to "batten down the hatches, hunker down and stay put" as Hermine moves through South Carolina. Mayor John Tecklenburg told reporters Friday that the city is blessed that it's not dealing with a major hurricane but officials are taking Hermine seriously. He says as Hermine approaches, the city is expecting serious winds and rainfall that can lead to flash flooding. He said the city distributed 3,000 sandbags Thursday. It's been almost a year since rainfall from what has been described as a 1,000-year-storm inundated South Carolina and caused widespread flooding in Charleston that prompted officials to block people from entering the downtown area. As of midmorning on Friday, a city map of street closings showed only one street had been blocked by flooding from Hermine. ___ 9:40 a.m. Authorities say four national wildlife refuges have been closed as Hermine's rain and winds whip Florida and Georgia. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman Tom McKenzie says St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Florida, in the area where Hermine made landfall, was closed Friday. He said at mid-morning Friday that employees will be assessing any possible damage after the storm threat subsides. McKenzie said the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in south Georgia, directly in Hermine's path, is also closed Friday. The refuge features vast swamplands inhabited by alligators. On the alligators, McKenzie said "rain and water is nothing new to them" though falling trees could prove dangerous to the gators and other wildlife. McKenzie said the St. Vincent and Lower Suwanee refuges, both in Florida, were also closed Friday. ___ 9 a.m. New father Dustin Beach had more than Hermine on his mind as the storm crossed over Florida. Last night, his wife Shawna gave birth to their baby girl in a Tallahassee hospital. But on Friday morning, the 31-year-old drove about an hour and a half to Keaton Beach to find out whether they'll have a place to bring little Brighton once they're released from the hospital. He says his wife woke up early Friday and told him to "go home and check on the house." He was waiting Friday with other residents until police let them into the community. Authorities say they're concerned about downed power lines. Beach says their home is 21 feet off the ground, but he was concerned whether two nearby pine trees fell during the storm. Hermine was the first hurricane to hit Florida in more than a decade when it came ashore early Friday as a Category 1 storm. ___ 8:15 a.m. Hermine is getting weaker as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue. The tropical storm's maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 60 mph with additional weakening forecast while Hermine stays over land. As of 8 a.m. EDT Friday, Hermine was centered about 35 miles northeast of Valdosta, Georgia, and moving north-northeast near 14 mph. Hermine was the first hurricane to hit Florida in more than a decade when it came ashore early Friday as a Category 1 storm. After pushing into Georgia, Hermine is expected to move into the Carolinas and up the East Coast with the potential for drenching rain and deadly flooding. ___ 8:15 a.m. Taylor County Commissioner Jody DeVane says Tropical Storm Hermine left lots of property damage in the community in Florida's Big Bend area. But DeVane says there were no reports of major injuries. He says about two dozen people waited along a road to access their properties at Keaton Beach early Friday morning. Police had blocked the road and wouldn't let anyone through. Cindy Simpson wore a yellow rain jacket and shorts as she waited to see if her beach home and boats had made it through the storm. She says her home sits on stilts, so she put "everything upstairs" to keep it safe from flooding. She says she hopes the two boats in their boathouse are still safe. ___ 8:15 a.m. Fire rescue officials in Tallahassee say high winds knocked trees onto several houses injuring residents inside. Spokesman Mike Bellamy tells The Associated Press that several people were taken to area hospitals with injuries that weren't thought to be life-threatening as the storm passed across the Tallahassee area early Friday. Bellamy says his agency responded to more than 300 calls overnight. He says there are power lines down, and many people are still without electricity in their homes. The area had winds of about 64 mph and 4 to 5 inches of rain. ___ 7:20 a.m. Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hermine have moved into the Carolinas. Virtually all of South Carolina is under some sort of weather warning - tropical storm warnings near the coast to high wind warnings farther inland. Flash flood watches are posted everywhere except the state's far northwest corner. Strong thunderstorms moved through Charleston early Friday although no downtown streets were immediately closed because of flooding. Scattered power outages were reported around the state. Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Charleston say the flood threat has eased a bit and about 3 to 5 inches of rain are forecast - down from as much as 10 inches predicted a day earlier. The center of Hermine is expected to move roughly along Interstate 95 through South Carolina through the day Friday. Hermine made landfall in Florida early Friday as a Category 1 hurricane. ____ 7:05 a.m. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum says power outages are "pretty ubiquitous" and that three-quarters of the city customers didn't have electricity following Hurricane Hermine ripping though the city in the early morning hours Friday. Gillum estimated as many as 100,000 local residents are without electricity, including 70,000 city customers. Gillum was not aware of any major damages or serious injuries in Florida's capital city although he stressed reconnaissance crews had just started venturing out. He said the storm also downed trees, leaving many major streets blocked. ____ 6:45 a.m. Outer bands from Tropical Storm Hermine continue to dump large amounts of rain across the Tampa Bay area. Meteorologist Daniel Noah of the National Weather Service in Tampa says the rain should start slowing by Friday afternoon. But the rain caused flooding in many areas of Tampa, St. Petersburg and coastal regions in Pinellas and Pasco counties. Law enforcement authorities are warning people to be extremely cautious while driving due to flooded roads and possible downed trees and power lines. Noah says that over the past 72 hours, the Tampa Bay area has seen sign significant rainfall. An area west of Oldsmar in Pinellas County recorded 22.36 inches of rain while in nearby Largo some 15.23 inches of rain has fallen. Other rain totals include 10.73 inches in Seminole, 9.71 inches in Longboat Key and 8.61 inches in Port Richey. ____ 6:30 a.m. Georgia Power reports that more than 30,000 of its customers were without power shortly before dawn Friday as Hermine rolls across the southern section of the state. Georgia Power's online outage map showed that many of the outages were in and around the cities of Valdosta and Brunswick. In the Valdosta area, Lowndes County spokeswoman Paige Dukes said crews were dealing with fallen trees and snapped power lines, but no injuries had been reported. She says winds exceeding 55 mph had been recorded in the county, with 4 to 5 inches of rainfall. Hermine was moving north-northeast across south Georgia at 14 mph toward Savannah on the coast. ___ 6 a.m. A couple suffered minor injuries during Hurricane Hermine when they drove into a downed tree along the coast of the Florida Panhandle. Wakulla County Administrator Dustin Hinkel said Friday that the couple was driving during the storm and drove into a tree that had fallen into the road. He said storm surge of 8 to 10 feet hit the county's beaches, damaging docks and flooding coastal roads in the county that's south of Tallahassee. ___ 5:25 a.m. Authorities in Florida's Pasco County say coastal flooding has forced at least 18 people from their homes in Green Key and Hudson Beach as rain from Hermine drenches the state. Early Friday morning, Pasco County Fire Rescue and sheriff's deputies used high-water vehicles to rescue people from rising water. They were taken to a nearby shelter. The sheriff's office said in a news release that storm surge from the Gulf of Mexico, combined with intermittent bands of heavy rain, pushed water into low-lying neighborhoods. Many roads in the area north of Tampa, are also flooded. ___ 4:50 a.m. Hermine has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves farther inland after making landfall in Florida's Big Bend area as a hurricane. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm's maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 70 mph with additional weakening forecast. The storm is centered about 20 miles west of Valdosta, Georgia, and is moving north-northeast near 14 mph. Hermine was the first hurricane to hit Florida in more than a decade when it came ashore early Friday. After pushing into Georgia, Hermine is expected to move into the Carolinas and up the East Coast with the potential for drenching rain and deadly flooding. ___ 4 a.m. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Hermine is weakening as it moves into southern Georgia. As of 4 a.m. EDT, the storm is centered about 35 miles west-southwest of Valdosta, Georgia, and is moving north-northeast at 14 mph. It's maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 75 mph. Hermine was the first hurricane to hit Florida in more than a decade when it came ashore early Friday in the state's Big Bend area. After pushing into Georgia, Hermine is expected to move into the Carolinas and up the East Coast with the potential for drenching rain and deadly flooding. ___ 3:35 a.m. Hurricane Hermine is moving inland over the eastern Florida Panhandle after making landfall in the state's Big Bend area Friday morning. As of 3 a.m. EDT, the storm's center was about 25 miles east of Tallahassee and it was moving north-northeast near 14 mph. It's the first hurricane to directly strike the Sunshine State in more than a decade, roaring in from the northwest Gulf Coast with 80-mph winds and heavy rains. Hermine is expected to drop back down to a tropical storm before pushing into Georgia, the Carolinas and up the East Coast with the potential for drenching rain and deadly flooding. ___ 1:55 a.m. Forecasters say Hurricane Hermine has made landfall over northwest Florida just east of St. Marks. It's the first hurricane to directly strike the Sunshine State in more than a decade, roaring in from the northwest Gulf Coast with 80-mph winds and heavy rains. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hermine made landfall early Friday around 1:30 a.m. EDT. Projected storm surges of up to 12 feet menaced the coastline and expected rainfall up to 10 inches carried the danger of flooding through the storm's path, including the state capital, Tallahassee, which hadn't been hit by a hurricane since Kate in 1985. Hermine is expected to drop back down to a tropical storm before pushing into Georgia, the Carolinas and up the East Coast with the potential for drenching rain and deadly flooding.

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