Hermine was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm and is now moving into North Carolina..

As of the 11 p.m. National Weather Service advisory, the tropical storm was about 30 miles west-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina. It had maximum sustained winds near 50 mph, moving northeast near 22 mph.

The storm made landfall as a hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida early Friday morning, hitting St. Marks with dangerous storm surge and rain.

About 80 percent of the homes in the Tallahassee area were without power Friday afternoon. In Wakulla County, south of Tallahassee on the Gulf of Mexico coastline, 99 percent of homes in the county were without power as of Friday morning, Gov. Rick Scott said during a news conference.

All watches and warnings have expired for Central Florida.

Central Florida weather

Although Hermine is moving well away from us, moisture flow across central Florida from the Gulf will continue to provide a few showers overnight.  Temperatures will be coming down into the middle 70s while wind will continue to diminish.

Conditions this holiday weekend will be getting back to what we would normally expect this time of year, now that Herimine is moving up the east coast. 

We still have plenty of moisture lingering in the atmosphere in the wake of Hermine for a few overnight showers with a 60 percent chance for showers and storm Saturday afternoon. 

The Latest:

Here are the latest updates in regard to Hermine ... 

11:10 p.m.

From reporter John W. Davis:

A day care center in Lake County was one of the casualties of Hurricane Hermine after a tree fell.

The cleanup process has not even started yet at the "A Children's Learning Experience" Daycare in Fruitland Park.

"A friend of mine came by here and said have you been over to the daycare because the police are at the daycare," said property owner Clarissa Roberts.

"I'm like what, she said, 'Clarissa there's a big tree down.' I'm like oh my gosh, so I immediately went over there and talked to the police, they put up the tape," Roberts continued.

Right now the property owner is working with her commercial insurance company, trying to figure out how much it's going to cost to remove this massive tree.

Roberts said dozens of children depend on A Children's Learning Experience Daycare in Fruitland Park.

"[The day care owner] needs to be back open as soon as possible. She can't afford to be closed for like a week or two. She has to have the daycare back open," Roberts said.

7:20 p.m.

Gov. Rick Scott's office announced that he will meet with Leon and Wakulla County officials at 9 p.m. at the state Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee about Hermine's impact and ongoing response and recovery efforts.

6 p.m.

Six flight cancellations were reported by Orlando International Airport because of Hermine: two arrivals and four departures, from Pensacola, Montreal, Baltimore and Providence, airport officials said. There were 201 flight delays over 30 minutes.

5 p.m.

Hermine was about 30 miles west-northwest of Charleston, South Carolina.

Meanwhile, Orlando-area utility crews are in Tallahassee tonight to help restore power and offer help after Hermine.

Almost a dozen Orlando Utilities Commission line technicians in nine trucks loaded with supplies headed up to the state capital.

"These guys here in Central Florida are real experts," OUC spokesman Tim Trudell said. "We're more or less the lightning capital of the country. We see severe weather here all the time, which means we have some very equipped, very talented people."

OUC officials emphasized there are still plenty of resources here in Orlando to deal with any weather situation that may arise while the crews are gone.

The Kissimmee Utility Authority also sent crews to Tallahassee to help restore power, including 10 linemen and a convoy of vehicles and supplies. KUA is Florida's sixth largest community-owned utility.

4 p.m.

The state Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee remains at a Level 1 activation, which means the office is standing by to help local governments clean up after Hermine. So far, there have not been any requests for help.

"I think the most important thing we ought to do is don't drive into standing water, don't touch a power line. You know, we've been blessed so far, so we've just got to make sure everybody's careful," Gov. Rick Scott said in a news conference Friday morning.

2 p.m.

Hermine was about 30 miles north-northwest of Savannah, Georgia. It was heading into the Low Country of South Carolina.

Noon:

LYNX bus service is operating regular service today, but the agency said it might experience minor delays.

11 a.m.

The Tropical Storm Warning for Flagler County has expired.

10:17 a.m.

Scott said there appears to be one death related to Hermine as of his Friday morning update. A man, believed to be homeless, was killed after a tree fell on his tent in Ocala.

10:07 a.m.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott spoke Friday morning, just a few hours after Hermine made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in the Big Bend area of the state.

Scott said Hermine knocked out power to 99 percent of Wakulla County and about 68 percent of Leon County.

"Everybody feels comfortable that they’re making progress," Scott said of utility companies working to restore power.

8 a.m.

Tropical Storm Warning issued for Flagler County until further notice.

7:50 a.m.

Tornado Watch for Marion and Sumter counties have expired. Low chance for rotating storms today. High wind, heavy rain are greater threats.

5:45 a.m.

Lake County Schools and Sumter County Schools closed classes for Friday due to weather.

5:30 a.m.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for Orange and Osceola counties until 6 a.m.. The storm is moving east at 55 mph with wind gusts of up to 60 mph.

5 a.m.

Hermine downgraded to a tropical storm by the National Hurricane Center. The storm is weakening while moving father inland at 14 mph.

1:59 a.m.

Hurricane Hermine has made landfall as a category 1 hurricane in Saint Marks, in the Big Bend area of Florida. The storm is producing a great deal of storm surge and rain, with sustained winds at 80 miles an hour. 

Hurricane force winds extend only 45 miles from the center, but tropical storm force winds extend up to 175 miles from the center, which means we will deal with downpours and possibly flooding. 

Areas of the Tampa area are being evacuated because of flooding right now.

12:36 a.m.

Strong storms caused damage in areas west of Orlando Thursday night. 

A tree fell on a home in Mascotte on Florida Avenue. The huge tree split and landed on a house. No one was hurt. 

Another huge tree in the Fruitland Park fell across Lewis Road, near the Myrtle Shores subdivision. Firefighters had to chop the tree up. 

And a storm in west Orange County took out several trees. The trees were damaged in the area of Porter Road in Winter Garden.


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