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Nicole is approaching the Bahamas and is expected to make landfall in Florida in less than 24 hours.

2022-11-09T11:20:27.627Z


Nearly four million people along Florida's east coast are under hurricane warnings. Storm Nicole moves toward Florida 0:45 (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Nicole hit the Bahamas with dangerous storm surge Wednesday before hitting Florida's east coast as a possible Category 1 hurricane, prompting evacuations in areas still recovering from the storm. Hurricane Ian. Nearly four million people along Florida's east coast are under hurricane warnings as Nicole is poised to make landfall nort


Storm Nicole moves toward Florida 0:45

(CNN) --

Tropical Storm Nicole hit the Bahamas with dangerous storm surge Wednesday before hitting Florida's east coast as a possible Category 1 hurricane, prompting evacuations in areas still recovering from the storm. Hurricane Ian.

Nearly four million people along Florida's east coast are under hurricane warnings as Nicole is poised to make landfall north of West Palm Beach, Florida, Wednesday night as a Category 1 hurricane, lashing the region with torrential rains and damaging winds.

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"Nicole is expected to weaken as it moves across Florida and the southeastern United States Thursday through Friday," the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday morning.

By early Wednesday morning, Florida's east coast was already experiencing tropical storm conditions.

Up to 8 inches of rain, storm surge that could rise to 5 feet along the coast and strong winds are expected Wednesday night and Thursday.

The grim forecast has prompted evacuation orders for some Florida counties still reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Ian, which left at least 120 people dead in Florida and ripped through communities.

Public schools in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties were closed through at least Wednesday, and Orlando International Airport will suspend operations beginning Wednesday afternoon.

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Sandbags are distributed Tuesday at Mills Pond Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

In Volusia County, where Daytona Beach is located, the storm poses a direct threat to both life and property, according to County Manager George Recktenwald.

"Our infrastructure, especially along the coast, is extremely vulnerable due to the impacts of Hurricane Ian," Recktenwald said in a statement on the county's website.

“We expect further erosion along the beach, along with flooding in areas that Ian previously flooded.

Residents need to take this storm seriously."

Volusia County residents are ordered to evacuate beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

The order applies to those east of the Intracoastal Waterway or in flood-prone areas, all campgrounds and trailer parks, and all mobile and manufactured homes.

In Palm Beach, the mandate begins at 7 a.m. Wednesday for Zones A and B, including barrier islands and low-lying areas, according to a county news release.

In the meantime, some Brevard County residents are advised to evacuate beginning Wednesday at 7 a.m. The recommended evacuation applies to people on barrier islands, including the Kennedy Space Center and Merritt South Beach areas. Island.

People in flood-prone areas, mobile and manufactured home residents, and people with special medical needs who rely on electricity should also evacuate, the county said.

"A dangerous storm surge from #Nicole is expected along much of the Florida East Coast and portions of the GA coast," the National Hurricane Center's Storm Surge Unit said.

“The storm surge will be accompanied by large and damaging waves.

Listen to advice from local officials.”

Florida's hurricane warning is effective from Boca Raton to the Flagler-Volusia county line.

In the northwestern Bahamas, a hurricane warning remained in effect Wednesday morning.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for the west coast of Florida north of Bonita Beach to Indian Pass.

Areas from Altamaha Sound, Georgia, to South Santee River in South Carolina remain under a tropical storm warning Wednesday morning.

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It's rare for a hurricane to hit the US so late in the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November.

Nicole would be the first hurricane to make landfall in the US in November in nearly 40 years.

As of early Wednesday, Nicole was about 430 kilometers east of West Palm Beach, Florida, with sustained winds of 112 kilometers per hour, just 6 kilometers per hour from becoming a Category 1 hurricane, the hurricane center said. hurricanes

Areas along the coast of southeastern and east-central Florida should prepare for hurricane conditions beginning Wednesday night or Wednesday night, the hurricane center said.

The Florida panhandle could also see heavy rain on Wednesday and Thursday.

“Nicole will approach the northwestern Bahamas overnight, move near or over those islands on Wednesday, and approach the east coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area” on Wednesday night or early Thursday, explained the hurricane center.

"The center of Nicole is expected to move through central and northern Florida into southern Georgia on Thursday and later that same day."

CNN Meteorologist Robert Shackelford, Raja Razek and Amanda Musa contributed to this report.

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Source: cnnespanol

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