While all attention is on the outcome of the national election, a storm notice for Florida is essential.
The National Hurricane Center is advising Florida east coast residents to prepare for hurricane conditions during the Wednesday overnight hours. [NHC Website] Tropical Storm Nicole is moving quickly toward the Bahamas and will approach the Florida east coast late Wednesday. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency to release resources and trigger support mechanisms.
All Florida east coast residents should pay attention to local officials and state emergency management for guidance in advance of Nicole’s arrival. All storm preparation should be rushed to completion within the next several hours. Nicole is anticipated to deliver storm impacts far beyond the immediate hurricane zone.
(Nation Hurricane Center) At 1000 AM EST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Nicole was located near latitude 26.5 North, longitude 76.7 West. Nicole is moving toward the west near 12 mph (19 km/h). A turn toward the west-northwest is expected tonight, followed by a turn toward the northwest on Thursday, and north or north-northeast on Friday.
On the forecast track, the center of Nicole will move near or over the Abacos and Grand Bahama in the northwestern Bahamas today and move onshore the east coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area tonight. Nicole’s center is then expected to move across central and northern Florida into southern Georgia Thursday and Thursday night, and then across the Carolinas Friday and Friday night.