BREAKING NEWS: Hurricane Nicole makes landfall in Florida with millions in its path
FOX Weather Meteorologist Amy Freeze marks the tenth year following Superstorm Sandy and previews a FOX Weather special on the storm on 'Fox & Friends Weekend.'near Vero Beach around 3 a.m. Thursday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.The storm marks the third time in recorded history that a November hurricane has made landfall in Florida. The other two November hurricanes were the 1935 Yankee Hurricane and Hurricane Kate in 1985.
The storm prompted Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort to close early on Wednesday. The amusement parks will likely stay closed through Thursday.Major coastal flooding is expected from the Florida Space Coast to up to South Carolina. Tornadoes also remain a possibility from across east-central to northeast Florida Thursday morning.A pair of beach goers walk on the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk as conditions deteriorate with the approach of Hurricane Nicole, Wednesday, Nov.
On Wednesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said winds were the biggest concern and significant power outages could occur. The governor emphasized that 16,000 linemen were on standby to restore power, as well as 600 guardsmen and seven search and rescue teams. "It will affect huge parts of the state of Florida all day," DeSantis said at a presser in Tallahassee.Early Wednesday, President Biden declared an emergency in Florida and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts to the approaching storm.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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