Lauderdale-by-the-Sea pier partially collapses as wind, waves from Nicole impact area
While the impact from now Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to cause much more issues for areas further north, one South Florida area saw some destruction from the storm that strengthened into a hurricane before being downgraded Thursday morning.
Nicole forecast to strike Florida’s Treasure Coast as hurricane in the coming hours
Tropical Storm Nicole, located about 250 miles east of West Palm Beach at daybreak Wednesday, is expected to attain hurricane status later today before making landfall along Florida’s Treasure or Space Coast late Wednesday or during the overnight hours into Thursday.
Florida’s coastal conditions deteriorate ahead of strengthening Nicole
Storm surge warnings were issued late Monday for Florida’s entire Atlantic coastline from North Palm Beach northward and for parts of southeast Georgia in anticipation of widespread coastal flooding from Nicole’s expansive circulation.