Gusting winds were the first sign of Tropical Storm Hermine’s approach to the west coast of Florida Wednesday. The storm is expected to make landfall Thursday, bringing as much as 15 inches of rain. Omar Villafranca reports.

A ‘Rex Block’ likely to trap Tropical Storm Hermine near New Jersey coast.

Mashable: Tropical Storm Hermine poses a major threat to the Mid-Atlantic due to three main factors, including unusually mild ocean temperatures.

Tropical Storm Hermine is emerging back over the unusually warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean, where it will morph into a hybrid storm system with tropical and non-tropical characteristics.

The storm is bringing “life-threatening inundation” to the Hampton Roads, Va. area on Saturday morning, and is still forecast to slam the Mid-Atlantic coast with major flooding, strong winds, and heavy rain.