Nicole would be the first hurricane to make landfall in the US this late in the season in 40 years.
The storm arrives just weeks after Hurricane Ian carved a swathe of destruction across Florida.
Several counties along the Florida coast have issued evacuation orders, which reportedly include former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in West Palm Beach.Nicole was about 105 miles east of West Palm Beach as of Wednesday evening. Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort closed early on Wednesday, and Orlando International Airport grounded commercial operations.
Newly re-elected Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told residents at a news conference that Nicole would "affect huge parts of Florida" on Thursday. The NHC has forecast possible flash flooding across the Florida peninsula, with storm surges of up to 5ft. The sea wall along Indian River Drive, next to the Atlantic Ocean, has already been breached, said local officials.Nicole's late arrival follows a relatively quiet storm season - for the first time since 1997 not a single hurricane or tropical storm formed in the Atlantic basin this August.
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