Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.”
Important Takeaways:
- At least 2 reported dead as Nicole weakens after striking Florida’s east coast as the first US hurricane in November in nearly 40 years
- A tornado threat, plus powerful wind and heavy rain, are expected to continue Thursday in parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina after Nicole
- Meanwhile, communities are assessing the damage.
- At least 49 beachfront buildings including 24 hotels and condos have been deemed “unsafe” following Hurricane Nicole in Volusia County
- More than 237,000 homes and businesses in Florida were without power late Thursday, according to PowerOutage.us.
- Nicole’s landfall Thursday was the latest in a calendar year a hurricane has ever struck Florida’s Atlantic coast. It broke the record set by the Yankee Hurricane, which hit Florida’s east coast on November 4, 1935.
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Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.”
Important Takeaways:
- Nicole, Rare November Hurricane, Pounds Florida Coast
- The rare November hurricane had already led officials to shut down airports and theme parks and order evacuations that included former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
- Nicole was a Category 1 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph
- It was centered about 30 miles (25 kilometers) east-southeast of Fort Pierce and was moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h).
- Tropical storm force winds extended as far as 485 miles (780 kilometers) from the center in some directions.
- The sprawling storm is then forecast to head into Georgia and the Carolinas later Thursday and Friday, dumping heavy rain across the region.
- Winds were the biggest concern and significant power outages could occur, but that 16,000 linemen were on standby to restore power as well as 600 guardsmen and seven search and rescue teams.
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Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.”
Important Takeaways:
- Florida Prepares For Nicole: Evacuations Ordered, Airports Closing
- Mandatory evacuations have been issued in parts of Florida, schools are closing, airports shutting down and residents are boarding up windows as Nicole tracks toward the state’s Atlantic coast.
- Volusia and Palm Beach counties announced mandatory evacuations of certain residents and areas on Tuesday.
- “Tropical Storm Nicole poses a direct threat to property and life,” Volusia County Manager George Recktenwald said in a news release. “Residents need to take this storm seriously.”
- Many of those areas are still recovering from Hurricane Ian.
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Oct 12 (Reuters) – Extremely dangerous Category Four hurricane Nicole was heading for Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center said late Wednesday.
Nicole was located about 180 miles (290 kilometers) south-southwest of Bermuda and was packing maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour (215 km/h), the NHC said.
The core of Nicole will pass over or near Bermuda on Thursday, the NHC added.
(Reporting By Nallur Sethuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by
Gopakumar Warrier)
