Tropical Storm Eta has made landfall in Florida for the second time – this time near Cedar Key early Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The storm was packing sustained winds of 50 mph as it arrived along the Gulf Coast, where it will continue to unleash heavy rain across the state before finally exiting over the Atlantic later Thursday, the NHC said.

As of 7 a.m., it was about 10 miles west of Gainesville and maximum sustained winds had decreased by about 5 mph after it pummeled western Florida for much of Wednesday, when it strengthened to a hurricane briefly, WESH reported.

The storm’s effects were felt across several states, including the Carolinas, Virginia and parts of Maryland, where its moisture contributed to widespread flash floods, according to the Washington Post.

In North Carolina, crews were searching for five missing people after at least 33 campers became trapped at the Hiddenite Family Camp Ground near the overflowing South Yadkin River,  WBTV reported.

Eta first made landfall in Central America last week as a powerful hurricane, then slammed into Cuba and swept through Lower Matecumbe Key late Sunday.

It is expected to move through northern Florida as it continues to weaken, emerging off the Southeast coast by Thursday afternoon and then fizzle into a non-tropical low-pressure system as it moves out to sea on Friday, Weather.com reported.

The system could produce localized rainfall totals of up to 3 inches in the Florida Peninsula on Thursday.