Tropical Storm Hermine kills one person in Florida, blasts Georgia, and takes aim at New Jersey

Hurricane Hermine weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall in Florida early Friday morning.

Weather.com reports that Hermine killed one man in Marion County when high winds knocked over a tree that struck his tent in a homeless camp. At least 18 people were rescued from flood waters, and more than 226,000 left without power.

Hermine, still a powerful tropical storm, was centered on Georgia Friday morning as it began its march up the East Coast. It should strike the eastern Carolinas before moving out to sea.

There's still some uncertainty about what the storm will do next. If the center remains over land, it will likely weaken a bit faster, but then there's a risk it will cause flash flooding inland. If it moves quickly out over the water, which looks likely, high winds and coastal flooding becomes a more severe concern.

In either case, the most consistent models have Hermine moving on to sit off the coast of Delaware and New Jersey for several days - likely weakening further but delivering plenty of rain and wind to the northeast, including New York City and even, perhaps, Boston.

That could lead to a nasty week, particularly along the Jersey Shore, with stormy weather lasting from early Sunday morning to Wednesday.

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