Nicole heads up East Coast after 4 deaths in Florida

Nicole made landfall as a hurricane Thursday morning.

ByMorgan Winsor and Emily Shapiro
Last Updated: November 9, 2022, 6:07 AM EST

Nicole made landfall along Florida's east coast as a Category 1 hurricane early Thursday before weakening to a tropical depression later that night.

It was the second-latest hurricane landfall in a calendar year on record in the United States.

Nicole formed as a subtropical storm in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean on Monday, becoming the 14th named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends later this month.

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Nov 09, 2022, 5:04 AM EST

Biden approves Florida emergency declaration

President Joe Biden on Tuesday night approved an emergency declaration for Florida due to conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Nicole, according to the White House.

In anticipation of the storm's arrival, Biden ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local response efforts, the White House said.

The emergency declaration authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate all disaster relief efforts. Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize and provide at its discretion equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency, according to the White House.

PHOTO: This GOES-East GoeColor satellite image taken at 2:36 p.m. EST on Nov. 8, 2022, and provided by the NOAA shows Tropical Storm Nicole approaching the northwestern Bahamas and Florida's Atlantic coastline.
This GOES-East GoeColor satellite image taken at 2:36 p.m. EST on Nov. 8, 2022, and provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Nicole approaching the northwestern Bahamas and Florida's Atlantic coastline.
NOAA via AP

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