Hermine weakens to a tropical storm - WTOP Morning Headlines - Friday, September 02, 2016

Hermine has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves farther inland after making landfall in Florida’s Big Bend area as a hurricane. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm’s maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 70 mph with additional weakening forecast. [Logo] MORNING HEADLINES - September 02, 2016 [mobile-header-ad] [alt text here] [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Hermine weakens to a tropical storm] Hermine has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves farther inland after making landfall in Florida’s Big Bend area as a hurricane. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm’s maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 70 mph with additional weakening forecast. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Photos: Hermine] Hermine started out as a tropical storm, became a hurricane and then was downgraded. See photos before and after the storm. 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