WHAT A HURRI PAIN!

Hermine to soak NY on weekend after lashing Fla.

Hurricane Hermine is set to wash out a good chunk of Labor Day weekend on the East Coast.

The storm, upgraded to the lowest-level Category 1 hurricane Thursday afternoon, was bearing down on Tallahassee, Fla., at 1:45 a.m. Friday at 14 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

After having made landfall in Apalachicola, Fla., it was expected to barrel up the East Coast through Georgia, the Carolinas and the Middle Atlantic states, which also could see flooding rains, although it was expected to be downgraded to a tropical storm by then, forecasters said.

“This is life-threatening. We have a hurricane,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott said. “You can rebuild a home. You can rebuild property. You cannot rebuild a life.”

Hermine was 175 miles wide and packing sustained winds of 80 mph that knocked out power to 32,000 residents of Tallahassee and caused coastal flooding even before it hit land.

The hurricane had already dumped nearly a foot of rain on some parts of the state, and the storm surge damaged docks and other shoreline structures on Florida’s northeastern Gulf coast.

Scott declared a state of emergency for the Sunshine State’s first hurricane since 2005.

Several areas close to the epicenter were evacuated Thursday as the National Weather Service issued a hurricane warning that affected more than 500,000 residents.

Schools across the state shut down, including both the Uni- versity of Florida and Florida State University, as did offices and government buildings.

Roadways were also closed, even as residents feverishly worked to stock up on supplies and prepare their homes for the onslaught.

Hours before the hurricane made landfall, officials canceled the Gulf Coast Jam, a holiday musical festival in Panama City.

“Super bummed to have to cancel, but y’all please stay safe,” country superstar Brad Paisley, who was scheduled to perform Friday, tweeted to his followers.

The storm will move up the coast and arrive in the Big Apple to partly spoil the holiday weekend.

While Hermine will no longer be a Category 1 hurricane when it reaches the city, it will still bring whipping winds and heavy rains, threatening New Yorkers’ endof-summer plans.

“Sunday will be the stormiest day of the weekend,” said senior AccuWeather meteorologist Dave Samuhel.

The Jersey Shore will bear the brunt of the storm’s aftermath, with strong tides and the possibility of coastal flooding.