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| Hurricane Nicole: Rare November tropical storm hits land in Florida | Hurricane Nicole: Rare November tropical storm hits land in Florida |
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| Watch: Florida residents prepares as Hurricane Nicole approaches | Watch: Florida residents prepares as Hurricane Nicole approaches |
| Watch: Florida residents prepares as Hurricane Nicole approaches | Watch: Florida residents prepares as Hurricane Nicole approaches |
| Hurricane Nicole hit Florida on Thursday with 70mph (110kph) winds but has been downgraded to a tropical storm after it slowed on making landfall. | Hurricane Nicole hit Florida on Thursday with 70mph (110kph) winds but has been downgraded to a tropical storm after it slowed on making landfall. |
| States of emergency remain and evacuation orders are in place, with heavy rain and storm surges forecast. | States of emergency remain and evacuation orders are in place, with heavy rain and storm surges forecast. |
| Nicole has already lashed Grand Bahama Island as a huge category one hurricane, with the scale of the devastation not immediately clear. | Nicole has already lashed Grand Bahama Island as a huge category one hurricane, with the scale of the devastation not immediately clear. |
| Storms of this size so late in the year are extremely rare. | Storms of this size so late in the year are extremely rare. |
| After Florida, Nicole is set to hit Georgia and South Carolina. | After Florida, Nicole is set to hit Georgia and South Carolina. |
| It could possibly even hit Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York later in the week. | It could possibly even hit Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York later in the week. |
| November hurricanes are rare in Florida. Since record-keeping began in 1853, the sunshine state has been hit by only two: in 1935 and 1985. | November hurricanes are rare in Florida. Since record-keeping began in 1853, the sunshine state has been hit by only two: in 1935 and 1985. |
| Nicole comes just weeks after Hurricane Ian hit Florida, leaving more than 100 people dead. | Nicole comes just weeks after Hurricane Ian hit Florida, leaving more than 100 people dead. |
| The National Hurricane Center (NHC) upgraded Nicole on Wednesday evening from a tropical storm, then downgraded it again an hour after it made landfall and slowed. | The National Hurricane Center (NHC) upgraded Nicole on Wednesday evening from a tropical storm, then downgraded it again an hour after it made landfall and slowed. |
| A tropical storm warning is in place for the mid-section of Florida's eastern coast which includes former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in West Palm Beach, with the NHC warning of "strong winds, dangerous storm surge and waves, and heavy rains". | A tropical storm warning is in place for the mid-section of Florida's eastern coast which includes former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in West Palm Beach, with the NHC warning of "strong winds, dangerous storm surge and waves, and heavy rains". |
| Forty-five of the state's 67 counties are under a state of emergency and four counties are under mandatory evacuation orders. | Forty-five of the state's 67 counties are under a state of emergency and four counties are under mandatory evacuation orders. |
| More than 100,000 customers have been left without power by the storm. | More than 100,000 customers have been left without power by the storm. |
| A police car blocks the entrance to the Inlet State Park | A police car blocks the entrance to the Inlet State Park |
| Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort closed early on Wednesday, and Orlando International Airport grounded commercial operations. | Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort closed early on Wednesday, and Orlando International Airport grounded commercial operations. |
| The arrival of Nicole is also expected to further disrupt a long-delayed Nasa rocket launch, which aims to bring Americans one-step closer to returning to the Moon. | |
| The Artemis 1 mission had already been pushed back to 19 November but there are fears that flying debris caused by the storm could damage the exposed rocket. | The Artemis 1 mission had already been pushed back to 19 November but there are fears that flying debris caused by the storm could damage the exposed rocket. |
| Nicole's late arrival follows a relatively quiet storm season - for the first time since 1997 not a single hurricane or tropical storm formed in the Atlantic basin this August. | Nicole's late arrival follows a relatively quiet storm season - for the first time since 1997 not a single hurricane or tropical storm formed in the Atlantic basin this August. |