Young men brave strong winds and intermittent rain to play on a swing set along Jensen Beach Causeway, as conditions deteriorate with the approach of Hurricane Nicole, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, in Jensen Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
ACROSS FLORIDA — Tropical storm Nicole made its way across Florida Wednesday night, roughly a month after hurricane Ian left its mark. The sprawling storm has been downgraded from a category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm. Damaging winds extended as far as 450 miles from the center of storm, as Nicole moved northward over central Florida.
Tall highrises along Daytona Shore proved to be at risk, with residents being forced to evacuate Wednesday. Forty-five of Florida’s 67 counties were under a state of emergency declaration, according to AP. Over two dozen school districts closed early, while both Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort said it was unlikely they would open as scheduled today.
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See photos of Hurricane Nicole passing through Florida, below.
A resident and his dog walk on a flooded street following the passage of Hurricane Nicole in Vero Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Part of Anglin's Fishing Pier is shown after it collapsed into the ocean after Hurricane Nicole arrived in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Damage is left behind by Tropical Storm Nicole on the Vero Beach Boardwalk on Thursday in Vero Beach, Florida. Tropical Storm Nicole hit Florida as a hurricane Thursday, washing away the remaining protections for a stretch of beachfront properties that lost their seawall during Hurricane Ian only weeks before. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)Tropical Storm Nicole makes landfall near Vero Beach, Florida. as a hurricane early Thursday. It's such a sprawling storm that it has covered nearly the entire peninsula while reaching into Georgia and South Carolina. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)Anglin's Fishing Pier at the end of Commercial Blvd. in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is shown on Thursday after a section of it collapsed due to Tropical Storm Nicole. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)Police block off a flooded road following the passage of Hurricane Nicole in Vero Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)The front yard of a home on A1A just south of Dania Beach Blvd is flooded as Tropical Storm Nicole continues to move towards our coast on Wednesday in Hollywood Beach, Florida. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)Waves washed ashore on Surf Road near Desoto Street, in Hollywood Beach, as Tropical Storm Nicole continues to move towards the coast. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)A resident walks through flooding caused by the rain bands of Hurricane Nicole in Briny Breezes, Florida. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)A car tries to navigate a flooded A1A just south of Dania Beach Blvd. as the storm continues to move towards the coast. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)Waves crash on the shoreline along the Jensen Beach Causeway, as conditions deteriorate with the approach of Hurricane Nicole. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)People brave rain and heavy winds to visit the waterfront along the Jensen Beach Causeway last night. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Waves wash ashore on Surf Road near Desoto Street as Tropical Storm Nicole continues to move towards the coast n Hollywood Beach, Florida. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)Guests leave the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida last night. All 4 Disney parks in Central Florida closed early Wednesday because of the impending storm. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)A pair of beach goers walk on the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk as conditions deteriorate with the approach of Hurricane Nicole, in Hollywood, Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Police patrol the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk last night. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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