(7:15 a.m. EDT) at Tropical Storm Gordon makes its first landfall near Tavernier, Florida, with winds of 50 mph (85 km/h). September 4 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Florence intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane roughly 1,380 miles (2,220 km) east-northeast of the Lesser Antilles. September 5 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST September 4) at Hurricane Florence intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane approximately 1,190 miles (1,915 km) east-northeast of the Lesser Antilles. 03:15 UTC (10:15 p.m. CDT September 4) at Tropical Storm Gordon attains its peak intensity with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a pressure of 996 mbar (hPa; 29.42 inHg), simultaneously making its second and final landfall just west of the Alabama–Mississippi border. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Florence rapidly intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane about 1,095 miles (1,760 km) northeast of the Lesser Antilles. 12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) at Tropical Storm Gordon weakens to a tropical depression roughly 35 miles (55 km) southeast of Jackson, Mississippi. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Hurricane Florence rapidly intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane approximately 1,380 miles (2,220 km) east-southeast of Bermuda. September 6 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Florence weakens to a Category 3 hurricane about 1,190 miles (1,915 km) southeast of Bermuda. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Hurricane Florence weakens to a Category 2 hurricane roughly 1,135 miles (1,825 km) southeast of Bermuda. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at Hurricane Florence weakens to a Category 1 hurricane approximately 1,080 miles (1,740 km) southeast of Bermuda. 18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) at Tropical Depression Gordon degenerates to a remnant area of low pressure about 45 miles (75 km) southeast of Little Rock, Arkansas. September 7 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST September 6) at Hurricane Florence weakens to a tropical storm roughly 1,045 miles (1,680 km) southeast of Bermuda. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Eight develops approximately 15 miles (25 km) west of Banjul, The Gambia. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Nine develops about 690 miles (1,110 km) west of Cabo Verde. September 8 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST September 7) at Tropical Depression Eight intensifies into Tropical Storm Helene roughly 260 miles (420 km) east-southeast of Praia, Cabo Verde. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Nine intensifies into Tropical Storm Isaac approximately 745 miles (1,200 km) west of Cabo