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The Latest: Tropical Storm warning issued for US East Coast

Andre Anton stops from gathering his families belongings as the rain continues pour inside of his home after a large tree crashed through the roof Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. "We have no place to go right now, trying to figure it out," said Dorman. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Hermine is gaining strength as it rumbles toward Florida's Gulf Coast. (Octavio Jones/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Andre Anton stops from gathering his families belongings as the rain continues pour inside of his home after a large tree crashed through the roof Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. "We have no place to go right now, trying to figure it out," said Dorman. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Hermine is gaining strength as it rumbles toward Florida's Gulf Coast. (Octavio Jones/Tampa Bay Times via AP) Andre Anton stops from gathering his families belongings as the rain continues pour inside of his home after a large tree crashed through the roof Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. "We have no place to go right now, trying to figure it out," said Dorman. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Hermine is gaining strength as it rumbles toward Florida's Gulf Coast. (Octavio Jones/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

By Associated Press 1 min read

HILO, Hawaii (AP) – The Latest on tropical weather systems threatening Hawaii and the Southeast (all times local):

11:25 p.m.

A tropical storm warning has been issued for a section of the U.S. East Coast as Tropical Storm Hermine approaches Florida from the Gulf of Mexico.

The warning covers an area that extends from Marineland, Florida, northward to the South Santee River in South Carolina.

A hurricane warning was already in effect for a section of Florida’s Gulf coast from the Suwanne River to Mexico Beach. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for other sections of Florida’s Gulf coast.

Hermine’s maximum sustained winds remain near 60 mph (95 kph). Forecasters say Hermine is expected to become a hurricane by the time it makes landfall on Florida’s coast Thursday night or early Friday.

As of 5 a.m. EDT Thursday, Hermine is centered about 275 miles (440 kilometers) west-southwest of Tampa, Florida, and is moving north-northeast near 12 mph (19 kph).