Gordon Weakens, Hurricane Florence Gains Strength on Path Toward Bermuda

Vehicles pass over a U.S. route 90 bridge as Tropical Storm Gordon continues to produce sporadic rain and wind on Sept. 4, 2018 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images

NEW ORLEANS—Tropical Storm Gordon weakened into a depression on Sept. 5 but was dumping heavy rains that threatened to cause floods across several southern U.S. states while Hurricane Florence strengthened to a Category 4 storm and could menace Bermuda.

Gordon made landfall late on Sept. 4 near the Alabama-Mississippi border with near hurricane-force winds, the National Hurricane Center said.