TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS remain in effect for all Big Bend and southern Georgia counties in the ABC 27 service area. It will not be a hurricane, even if the center of Nicole happens to move over the Apalachee Bay waters. After landfall, a change in direction to the north, then northeast, is anticipated through Friday.Īt its closest approach to our region Thursday, Nicole will be a weakening tropical storm. It is still forecast to reach the Treasure Coast of the eastern Florida peninsula overnight as a category 1 hurricane. Nicole's strongest winds are contained within 25 miles of the eye of the storm, but its tropical storm wind field extends nearly 500 miles north of the center. Nicole is now moving west-northwest at 13 mph, with its center about 75 miles east of West Palm Beach Wednesday night. Nicole turned into a hurricane Wednesday evening as it passed over Grand Bahama Island, en route to the southeastern Florida coastline overnight. Keep in mind that debris is also possible on roadways. Impacts will also include isolated to scattered power outages Thursday. Wind gusts pick up throughout the day, but the gusts winds move in this afternoon and evening. The timing of rain comes this morning through Friday morning. Storm Surge Warnings are in effect for counites around the Big Bend’s central and eastern side with up to 1-3’ of surge possible.Ī few spots of isolated flooding is possible, but this will be very spotty with a few areas of pooling water on roadways as initial heavy rain moves in. Offshore wind will gust closer to 50 knots. Tropical Storm Warnings are still in effect for all our counties with gusts up to 40-45 MPH possible with an isolated gust of up to 50 MPH possible. Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to move over our area later Thursday night, but impacts will be felt well before the storm arrives. This is the second time in recorded history a hurricane has made landfall on the east coast of Florida in the month of November.Īfter moving over the Florida peninsula, Tropical Storm Nicole will partially move over the Gulf before making a northwest turn. Tropical Storm conditions develop as Tropical Storm Nicole approaches our area.Īt 3 AM Thursday morning, Nicole made landfall on the Atlantic Coast of Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. Friday, after high tide has passed.Ī moisture flow can cause a band of rain to move northeast into the eastern Big Bend counties overnight, but there are no particular concerns for severe weather effects. A coastal flood advisory is in effect for the coasts of Wakulla, Jefferson, and Taylor counties until 6:00 a.m. The south and southwest brisk wind from Apalachee Bay will create a notable storm surge increase of up to four feet along the central and southern extent of the Taylor County coastline. This will cause the receded water levels from earlier Thursday to return to normal levels. Offshore winds at the coast will transition to onshore flow tonight. An additional half-inch to one inch of rain is possible. Rain totals thus far range from about half an inch in western areas to nearly two inches in the Suwannee River counties. A wind advisory is posted for the stretch of the Big Bend coastline until 5 a.m. The strongest wind gusts at night will occur in Apalachee Bay waters, where gusts can reach or exceed 35 knots. Now that Nicole is a tropical depression, all previous tropical storm and storm surge warnings have been discontinued. Nicole's central low-pressure circulation is now moving northwest at 15 mph, located near Cairo, Ga. After a day of steady rain and squally weather, the center of the former Tropical Storm Nicole passed over the Tallahassee metro counties Thursday evening with less fanfare.
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