ORLANDO, Fla. – Nicole made landfall in southeast Florida early Thursday as a Category 1 hurricane.
As of Thursday at 4 a.m., Nicole was 25 miles northwest of Vero Beach, moving west-northwest at 14 mph with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. A tornado watch was issued for Flagler County through 1 p.m.
The storm made landfall just south of Vero Beach on North Hutchinson Island.
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Nicole is forecast to move northwest across Florida all day Thursday before making another landfall in the Big Bend area of the state Thursday night.
The Orlando area -- from Flagler to Brevard and Sumter to Osceola counties -- will see gusty winds and lots of rain over the next two days. Here’s what each area can expect.
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Hurricane season runs through the month of November.
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