See where Hurricane Nicole is, where it’s headed and how it may affect Florida.
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Hurricane Nichole made landfall just south of Vero Beach at 3 a.m., according to the National Hurricane Center.
Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 75 mph.
Nicole is continuing to move west-northwest at 14 mph
An hour after landfall, Nicole weakened into a tropical storm, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.
The storm is bringing strong winds, dangerous storm surge and waves, and heavy rain over a large area of Florida.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 450 miles from the center, especially to the north.
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Here is the latest data on Tropical Storm Nicole pulled from the National Hurricane Center’s 4 a.m. advisory.
At 4 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Nicole was located 25 miles northwest of Vero Beach.
Nicole is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph. A turn toward the northwest and north-northwest is expected later today and tonight, followed by an acceleration toward the north and north-northeast on Friday.
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On the forecast track, the center of Nicole will move across Central Florida this morning, possibly emerge over the far northeastern Gulf of Mexico this afternoon, and then move across the Florida Panhandle and Georgia tonight and on Friday.
