Nicole made landfall early Thursday morning just south of Vero Beach, on Florida's east coast, as a Category 1 hurricane.
After landfall, the storm was downgraded to a tropical storm, with winds of 70 mph.
Although nowhere near the strength of Hurricane Ian, Nicole is bringing strong winds, storm surge and heavy rains to Florida Thursday morning. A state of emergency has been declared for 45 counties.
Could New England see impacts from the storm's remnants?
While the storm completely unravels WAY before it arrives in our region, it will inject the incoming weather system with downpours and some hefty winds.
The timeline shows two waves of rain with this storm system. The first one will hit on Friday night and wrap before midnight. The second comes through Saturday morning. There may be downpours with either batch, but this doesn’t appear it will cause flooding. Guidance puts our over/under at an inch of rain – totally tolerable for us. Wind is a bit more aggressive, but still won’t be enough for even scattered outages. Gusts get going late Friday and carry through the night. Winds should peak by Saturday morning before the front moves through to settle things down for the afternoon. High temps peak Saturday in the low 70s, then fall after dark Saturday night.
The greatest risk for outages will be on the Cape and Islands as winds top 50 mph in spots. Elsewhere, spotty, minor damage is possible, but the risk is lower now that the leaves are mostly off the trees.
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We’ll see a few showers with a weak weather system Sunday, along with cool air to carry us into the new week.
