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Tropical Storm — Coastal Hillsborough, FL

Sep 1, 2016

Hermine formed in the Florida Straits south of Key West on August 28th. It remained a very disorganized tropical depression for a few days before the environment around it gradually became more favorable and it became a tropical storm late in the day on the 30th. Hurricane Hermine made landfall just east of St. Marks, Florida around 0130EDT on September 2 as a Category 1 Hurricane with a minimum central pressure of 982 mb, and maximum sustained winds estimated at 70 knots (80 MPH). Heavy rainfal

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 651736). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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