Photos: From tropical storm to hurricane and back, Hermine hits East Coast

A couple walks along Sagamore Beach as Hermine whips up heavy surf on Cape Cod Bay on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, in Bourne, Mass. Hermine continued Monday to twist hundreds of miles off shore in the Atlantic Ocean and was expected to keep swimmers and surfers out of beach waters because of its dangerous waves and rip currents on the last day of the long holiday weekend. (AP Photo/William J. Kole)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 4: High winds from tropical storm Hermine make their way north and effects can be seen as waves crash into shore on September 4, 2016 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Hermine made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane but has weakened back to a tropical storm. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images) — High winds from tropical storm Hermine make their way north and effects can be seen as waves crash into shore on September 4, 2016 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Hermine made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane but has weakened back to a tropical storm. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

Beachgoers walk away from big waves and rough surf caused by Hermine, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, in Bradley Beach,N.J. No swimming was allowed because of the passing storm. (Noah K. Murray/The Asbury Park Press via AP)

Noah K. Murray/The Asbury Park Press via AP

Beachgoers stand at the edge of the water, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, in Bridgehampton, N.Y., on the southeastern shore of Long Island, where the effects of storm system Hermine could be seen in the rough surf and a ban on swimming. Hermine spun away from the U.S. East Coast on Sunday, removing the threat of heavy rain but maintaining enough power to churn dangerous waves and currents and keep beaches off-limits to disappointed swimmers and surfers during the holiday weekend. (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz)

AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz

People sit at the beach in Ocean City, N.J., on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. Storm system Hermine spun away from the U.S. East Coast on Sunday, removing the threat of heavy rain but maintaining enough power to churn dangerous waves and currents — and keep beaches off-limits to disappointed swimmers and surfers during the holiday weekend. (Viviana Pernot /The Press of Atlantic City via AP)

Viviana Pernot /The Press of Atlantic City via AP

OCEAN CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 4: A sign along Garden State Parkway warns travelers about Tropical Storm Hermine on September 4, 2016 near Ocean City, New Jersey. Hermine made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane but has weakened back to a tropical storm. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images) — A sign along Garden State Parkway warns travelers about Tropical Storm Hermine on September 4, 2016 near Ocean City, New Jersey. Hermine made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane but has weakened back to a tropical storm. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

Water from Roanoke Sound pounds the Virginia Dare Trail in Manteo, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 as Tropical Storm Hermine passes the Outer Banks. Hermine lost hurricane strength over land but was intensifying Saturday along the Atlantic Coast, threatening heavy rain, wind and storm surges on its northward march. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)

In this photo provided by Tyrrell County Sheriff’s office shows a tipped over 18-wheeler in Columbia, N.C., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. Tyrrell County Sheriff Darryl Liverman said that high winds tipped over the 18-wheeler, killing its driver and shutting down the U.S. 64 bridge during Tropical Storm Hermine. (Tyrrell County Sheriff’s office via AP)

Cars drive on the flood NC Hwy 12 in Rodanthe, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 after Tropical Storm Hermine passed the Outer Banks. The storm is expected to dump several inches of rain in parts of coastal Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and New York as the Labor Day weekend continues. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)

Paul O'Brien of Australia checks the depth of the road near the home he rented for vacation in Rodanthe, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 after Tropical Storm Hermine passed the Outer Banks. The storm is expected to dump several inches of rain in parts of coastal Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and New York as the Labor Day weekend continues. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland) — Paul O’Brien of Australia checks the depth of the road near the home he rented for vacation in Rodanthe, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 after Tropical Storm Hermine passed the Outer Banks. The storm is expected to dump several inches of rain in parts of coastal Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and New York as the Labor Day weekend continues. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)

Two trailers sit overturned in the creek behind the Hatteras Sands Campground in Hatteras, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 after Tropical Storm Hermine passed the Outer Banks. The storm is expected to dump several inches of rain in parts of coastal Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and New York as the Labor Day weekend continues. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)

The sun breaks through the clouds over the Oregon Inlet near Nags Head, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 after Tropical Storm Hermine passed the Outer Banks. The storm is expected to dump several inches of rain in parts of coastal Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and New York as the Labor Day weekend continues. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)

CEDAR KEY, FL - SEPTEMBER 2: Saltwater-soaked books are left to dry in the sun in the parking lot of the Cedar Cove resort after being damaged by the winds and storm surge associated with Hurricane Hermine which made landfall overnight in the area on September 2, 2016 in Cedar Key, Florida. Hermine made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane but has weakened back to a tropical storm. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images) — Saltwater-soaked books are left to dry in the sun in the parking lot of the Cedar Cove resort after being damaged by the winds and storm surge associated with Hurricane Hermine which made landfall overnight in the area on Sept. 2, 2016 in Cedar Key, Florida. Hermine made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane but has weakened back to a tropical storm. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

ALLIGATOR POINT, FL - SEPTEMBER 02: Residents look at Alligator Point road that collapsed during the storm surge from Hurricane Hermine at Alligator Point, Florida on September 2, 2016. Hermine made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane but has weakened back to a tropical storm. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images) — Residents look at Alligator Point road that collapsed during the storm surge from Hurricane Hermine at Alligator Point, Florida on Sep. 2, 2016. Hermine made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane but has weakened back to a tropical storm. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)

ST MARKS, FL - SEPTEMBER 2: A resident surveys damage around his home from high winds and storm surge associated with Hurricane Hermine which made landfall overnight in the area on September 2, 2016 in St. Marks, Florida. Hermine made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane but has weakened back to a tropical storm. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images) — A resident surveys damage around his home from high winds and storm surge associated with Hurricane Hermine which made landfall overnight in the area on Sept. 2, 2016 in St. Marks, Florida. Hermine made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane but has weakened back to a tropical storm. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

SAINT MARKS, FL - SEPTEMBER 01: Brian Mugrage watches the weather on TV inside the Riverside Cafe flooded by the storm surge from Hurricane Hermine on September 1, 2016 in Saint Marks, Florida. Hurricane warnings have been issued for parts of Florida's Gulf Coast as Hermine is expected to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images) — Brian Mugrage watches the weather on TV inside the Riverside Cafe flooded by the storm surge from Hurricane Hermine on Sept. 1, 2016 in Saint Marks, Florida. Hurricane warnings have been issued for parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast as Hermine is expected to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)

Staff members for the MRV Outer Banks Pro surf tournament take down a banner in Nags Head, N.C., Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, as Tropical Storm Hermine heads toward the Outer Banks. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)

Rick Brass removes the head sail of the Jeanie B Schooner in downtown Washington, N.C., Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 as Tropical Storm Hermine was expected to move into the Carolinas and roll up the East Coast after making landfall in Florida. St. Mary's County could see up to 2 inches of rain by Saturday evening; the D.C. metro area will see less than an inch. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland) — Rick Brass removes the head sail of the Jeanie B Schooner in downtown Washington, N.C., Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 as Tropical Storm Hermine was expected to move into the Carolinas and roll up the East Coast after making landfall in Florida. St. Mary’s County could see up to 2 inches of rain by Saturday evening; the D.C. metro area will see less than an inch. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)

A surfer walks the beach while looking for waves from the surge of Hurricane Hermine, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, off the coast of Tybee Island, Ga. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall, as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

A surfer looks for a wave from the surge of Hurricane Hermine, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, off the coast of Tybee Island, Ga. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall, as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Bobbi Pattison, left, with help from her neighbors Hugh and Harriet Oglesby, stands up a sea captain statue carved out of wood from a 1993 storm at her home Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Steinhatchee, Fla. Hurricane Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall, as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) — Bobbi Pattison, left, with help from her neighbors Hugh and Harriet Oglesby, stands up a sea captain statue carved out of wood from a 1993 storm at her home Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Steinhatchee, Fla. Hurricane Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall, as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

Motorists drive by a boat that was tossed onto the road when winds from Hurricane Hermine came ashore early Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Dekle Beach, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall, as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) — Motorists drive by a boat that was tossed onto the road when winds from Hurricane Hermine came ashore early Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Dekle Beach, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall, as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

A woman walks past pleasure boats that were washed into Riverside Dr., when Hurricane Hermine came ashore early Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Steinhatchee, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall, as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue.(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) — A woman walks past pleasure boats that were washed into Riverside Dr., when Hurricane Hermine came ashore early Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Steinhatchee, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall, as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

Martin Kemp offers free coffee outside his coffee shop to residents and local business owners after Hurricane Hermine flooded his shop, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Kemp's shop had only been open for four days before the storm hit. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — Martin Kemp offers free coffee outside his coffee shop to residents and local business owners after Hurricane Hermine flooded his shop, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Kemp’s shop had only been open for four days before the storm hit. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

A front end loader clears debris from the street after Hurricane Hermine passed through Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Shawn Stephenson, left, and Marshall Dimick clear water from a real estate office that was flooded by Hurricane Hermine Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Resident wait to be let in to check their homes in Keaton Beach, Fla., after Hurricane Hermine made landfall in the Florida panhandle early Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Keaton Beach, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall, as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) — Resident wait to be let in to check their homes in Keaton Beach, Fla., after Hurricane Hermine made landfall in the Florida panhandle early Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Keaton Beach, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall, as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

Nancy Geohagen picks up some of her belongings after her home was damaged by Hurricane Hermine when it came ashore Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in , Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall, as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) — Nancy Geohagen picks up some of her belongings after her home was damaged by Hurricane Hermine when it came ashore Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in , Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall, as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

Winds and rain from Hurricane Hermine approach Highway 80 that leads to Tybee Island, Ga., Friday, Sept. 2, 2016. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall, as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

A street is blocked from debris washed up from the tidal surge of Hurricane Hermine Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

AP Photo/John Raoux

Barbara Hogan looks down at some of the damage to the first floor of her apartment after Hurricane Hermine came through Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

AP Photo/John Raoux

Darby Lee looks into the damaged bedroom of his brother and sister in laws apartment that had a tree fall on the roof early Friday morning, Sept. 2, 2016 in Jacksonville, Fla. According to Lee, this was the room he was supposed to be sleeping in but he and his brother had stayed up late playing video games in another room when the tree snapped around 4 am and came down on the roof. The four unit apartment building on Boone Park Avenue was one of the handful of damaged properties reported as the last of the wind and rain band from Tropical Storm Hermine passed over the greater the area. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

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Debris lies near a waterfront building damaged by Hurricane Hermine Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

AP Photo/John Raoux

Gus Soldatos, right, and his father Nick, unload lumber to make repairs on their building after Hurricane Hermine passed through, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

AP Photo/John Raoux

Chris Boland, rear right, whose home just missed a direct hit from a downed pine tree over the power lines, and Julia Tyson look over the aftermath Tropical Storm Hermine Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Valdosta. Ga. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

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A tree service company removes a fallen tree from the roof of a damaged home Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Valdosta. Ga., in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hermine. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

Brothers Trey Bowers,10 and Tyler Bowers,12, are splashed with salt water from a crashing wave from Tropical Storm Hermine, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/The Post and Courier, Grace Beahm)

AP Photo/The Post and Courier, Grace Beahm

Michael Daniels and Ashley Kemp look over a pair of sailboats that broke free from their anchors and washed ashore from Hurricane Hermine on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Carabelle, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall, as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

Ava McNally protects her face from blowing sand while walking to the beach during tropical storm Hermine, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, on Tybee Island, Ga. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall in Florida. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton

Hannah Coles, 9, takes a break from riding her bike to feel a strong rain band rain shortly Thursday afternoon, Sept. 1, 2016 in Gulfport, Fla. Coles was taking advantage of the day off from school to play in the rain and flooding. Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, (John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via AP

Ethan Deming, 15, left, and Jake Kennedy, 16, race their scooters into a flooded South Lagoon Street in Tampa, Fla., on Sept. 1, 2016. Rain and a high tide combined to raise the water level several inches over the surface of the asphalt. Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida’s Gulf Coast. (Andres Leiva/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Andres Leiva/Tampa Bay Times via AP

A member of Cedar Key Fire Rescue checks on damage from Hurricane Hermine to a building on the waterfront early Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Spyridon Aibejeris, left, helps his neighbors pull out a trailer off their property along the Gulf of Mexico in advance of Tropical Storm Hermine Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Keaton Beach, Fla. Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida's Gulf Coast, where people put up shutters, nailed plywood across store windows and braced for the first hurricane to hit the state in over a decade. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) — Spyridon Aibejeris, left, helps his neighbors pull out a trailer off their property along the Gulf of Mexico in advance of Tropical Storm Hermine Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Keaton Beach, Fla. Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, where people put up shutters, nailed plywood across store windows and braced for the first hurricane to hit the state in over a decade. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

A hand painted sign on a boarded up bar is seen as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Hurricane Hermine gained new strength Thursday evening and roared ever closer to Florida's Gulf Coast, where rough surf began smashing against docks and boathouses and people braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — A hand painted sign on a boarded up bar is seen as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Hurricane Hermine gained new strength Thursday evening and roared ever closer to Florida’s Gulf Coast, where rough surf began smashing against docks and boathouses and people braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

A news reporter doing a stand up near a sea wall in Cedar Key, Fla., is covered by an unexpected wave as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Hurricane Hermine gained new strength Thursday evening and roared ever closer to Florida's Gulf Coast, where rough surf began smashing against docks and boathouses and people braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — A news reporter doing a stand up near a sea wall in Cedar Key, Fla., is covered by an unexpected wave as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Hurricane Hermine gained new strength Thursday evening and roared ever closer to Florida’s Gulf Coast, where rough surf began smashing against docks and boathouses and people braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Ground water begins to flood some low areas as Tropical Storm Hermine heads inland Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Dekle Beach, Fla. A hurricane warning was in effect for Florida's Big Bend from the Suwannee River to Mexico Beach. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — Ground water begins to flood some low areas as Tropical Storm Hermine heads inland Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Dekle Beach, Fla. A hurricane warning was in effect for Florida’s Big Bend from the Suwannee River to Mexico Beach. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Police block the road entering Cedar Key, Fla., as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Hurricane Hermine gained new strength Thursday evening and roared ever closer to Florida's Gulf Coast, where rough surf began smashing against docks and boathouses and people braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — Police block the road entering Cedar Key, Fla., as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Hurricane Hermine gained new strength Thursday evening and roared ever closer to Florida’s Gulf Coast, where rough surf began smashing against docks and boathouses and people braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Residents check on a flooded street before turning back as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida's Gulf Coast, where people put up shutters, nailed plywood across store windows and braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — Residents check on a flooded street before turning back as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, where people put up shutters, nailed plywood across store windows and braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Cedar Key police chief Virgil Sandlin checks on the downtown area as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida's Gulf Coast, where people put up shutters, nailed plywood across store windows and braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — Cedar Key police chief Virgil Sandlin checks on the downtown area as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, where people put up shutters, nailed plywood across store windows and braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Ground water begins to flood some low lying areas as Tropical Storm Hermine heads inland Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Dekle Beach, Fla. A hurricane warning was in effect for Florida's Big Bend from the Suwannee River to Mexico Beach.(AP Photo/John Raoux) — Ground water begins to flood some low lying areas as Tropical Storm Hermine heads inland Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Dekle Beach, Fla. A hurricane warning was in effect for Florida’s Big Bend from the Suwannee River to Mexico Beach. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Spyridon Aibejeris helps his neighbors pull out a trailer off his property along the Gulf of Mexico in advance of Tropical Storm Hermine Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Keaton Beach, Fla. Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida's Gulf Coast, where people put up shutters, nailed plywood across store windows and braced for the first hurricane to hit the state in over a decade. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) — Spyridon Aibejeris helps his neighbors pull out a trailer off his property along the Gulf of Mexico in advance of Tropical Storm Hermine Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Keaton Beach, Fla. Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, where people put up shutters, nailed plywood across store windows and braced for the first hurricane to hit the state in over a decade. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

A vehicle makes it way through the downtown area of Cedar Key, Fla., as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Seaweed covers a flooded street in Cedar Key, Fla. as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Hurricane Hermine gained new strength Thursday evening and roared ever closer to Florida's Gulf Coast, where rough surf began smashing against docks and boathouses and people braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/John Raoux) — Seaweed covers a flooded street in Cedar Key, Fla. as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Hurricane Hermine gained new strength Thursday evening and roared ever closer to Florida’s Gulf Coast, where rough surf began smashing against docks and boathouses and people braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

In this image made from a video, rough surf smashes the shore as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Carabelle, Fla. Hurricane Hermine gained new strength Thursday evening as it roared closer to Florida's Gulf Coast and people braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/Joshua Replogle) — In this image made from a video, rough surf smashes the shore as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Carabelle, Fla. Hurricane Hermine gained new strength Thursday evening as it roared closer to Florida’s Gulf Coast and people braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/Joshua Replogle)

In this image made from a video, rough surf smashes against a dock as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Carabelle, Fla. Hurricane Hermine gained new strength Thursday evening as it roared closer to Florida's Gulf Coast and people braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/Joshua Replogle) — In this image made from a video, rough surf smashes against a dock as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Carabelle, Fla. Hurricane Hermine gained new strength Thursday evening as it roared closer to Florida’s Gulf Coast and people braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/Joshua Replogle)

Tony Frazier installs storm shutters on a building in preparation for Tropical Storm Hermine, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Tim Allen, left, and Joe Allen board up the front of an outdoor bar as they prepare for Tropical Storm Hermine Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Daniel Fink, left, and Pete Stefani fill sandbags at the Cedar Cove Hotel as they prepare for Tropical Storm Hermine Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, center, and Florida Emergency Management Director Bryan Koon, right, give an update on Tropical Storm Hermine at the State Disaster Operations Center in Tallahassee, Fla., on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Scott says Tropical Storm Hermine is potentially life-threatening, and he's urging Gulf Coast residents to take precautions immediately.
(AP Photo/Joe Reedy) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, center, and Florida Emergency Management Director Bryan Koon, right, give an update on Tropical Storm Hermine at the State Disaster Operations Center in Tallahassee, Fla., on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Scott says Tropical Storm Hermine is potentially life-threatening, and he’s urging Gulf Coast residents to take precautions immediately. (AP Photo/Joe Reedy)

A surfer gets into the tube while surfing the swell from Tropical Storm Hermine at St. Andrews State Park in Panama City Beach, Fla., on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Residents and businesses along Florida’s Gulf coast put up shutters, nailed plywood across storefronts and braced Thursday for Tropical Storm Hermine, a system the governor called potentially “life-threatening” likely to become the first hurricane to strike the state in over a decade. (Andrew Wardlow/The News Herald via AP)

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Lisa Bolton holds her three-year-old daughter Lois Bolton, both of Manchester, England, during a visit on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, to Clearwater Beach, Fla. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Hermine is gaining strength as it rumbles toward Florida’s Gulf Coast. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

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