LATEST: A 'dangerous' storm surge from Tropical Storm Nicole, combined with the tide, will cause normally dry areas near the Florida coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline, according to the National Weather Service.
A"few" tornadoes are possible over parts of coastal east-central and northeastern Florida on Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service.will spread northward across parts of southeastern Georgia and the Carolinas later Thursday through Friday morning.Meanwhile,"large" swell waves generated by Nicole will affect the northwestern Bahamas, the east coast of Florida and much of the southeastern U.S. coast during the next few days.
"These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions," the National Weather Service said in a public advisory on Thursday morning.A"dangerous" storm surge from Tropical Storm Nicole combined with the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline, according to the National Weather Service.
If the peak occurs at the time of high tide, the National Weather Service said, the water could reach up to 5 feet above ground from Florida's Jupiter Inlet to Georgia's Altamaha Sound, from Florida's St. Johns River to the Fuller Warren Bridge, and from Anclote River to Ochlockonee River in Florida.
"The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast near and to the north of the landfall location, where the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves," the National Weather Service warned in a public advisory on Thursday morning.Through Saturday, Nicole is expected to produce 3 to 5 inches of rainfall from the northwestern Bahamas into portions of the Florida Peninsula, with a maximum of 8 inches of localized rain.
"Flash and urban flooding will be possible, along with renewed river rises on the St. Johns River, across the Florida Peninsula today," the National Weather Service added."Heavy rainfall from this system will spread northward across portions of the Southeast, upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and New England today through Saturday, where limited flooding impacts will be possible.
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