<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1668074602034,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000183-c23a-d5ff-a7af-deffcaaf0000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1668074602034,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000183-c23a-d5ff-a7af-deffcaaf0000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ "div": "Brid_68074586", "obj": {"id":"27789","width":"16","height":"9","video":"1179694"} }); ","_id":"00000184-60fe-d5ff-a7af-7cff6ab30000","_type":"2f5a8339-a89a-3738-9cd2-3ddf0c8da574"}”>Video EmbedHurricane Nicole made landfall early Thursday morning near Vero Beach, Florida.
According to the National Hurricane Center, the rare November hurricane made landfall with maximum sustained winds of around 75 mph.
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The storm is only the third November hurricane to hit Florida since record keeping began in 1853. The previous ones were the 1935 Yankee Hurricane and Hurricane Kate in 1985, the Associated Press reported.
As of 4 a.m., Nicole was downgraded to a tropical storm and had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph with higher gusts, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is forecast to weaken as it moves over land and is expected to be downgraded to a tropical depression over Georgia tonight or early Friday.
Tropical storm conditions will continue for some areas of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
A storm surge was expected along portions of the east-central and northeastern coast of Florida, coastal Georgia, and along Florida’s Gulf Coast, according to the hurricane center.
At a Wednesday press conference, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said the winds were the biggest concern with power outages possible. There were 16,000 linemen on standby to restore power, as well as 600 guardsmen and seven search and rescue teams, according to the Associated Press.
Around 82,000 people were without power early Thursday morning, according to Poweroutage.us.
According to the Associated Press, 45 of Florida’s 67 counties were under a state of emergency declaration.
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President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration Wednesday ahead of Nicole’s landfall, making FEMA aid available to supplement state, tribal, and local response efforts in Florida.
FEMA is still assisting those affected by Hurricane Ian, which hit Florida on Sept. 28.
