Nicole heads up East Coast after 4 deaths in Florida

Nicole made landfall as a hurricane Thursday morning.

Last Updated: November 10, 2022, 4:15 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 10, 2022, 3:22 AM EST

Nicole makes landfall as Category 1 hurricane in Florida

Nicole made landfall along Florida's east coast on North Hutchinson Island, just south of Vero Beach, at 3 a.m. local time on Thursday as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.

It's the second-latest hurricane landfall on record in the United States.

Nov 10, 2022, 1:58 AM EST

38,000 without power in Florida ahead of Nicole's landfall

More than 38,000 customers in Florida were without power early Thursday, ahead of Hurricane Nicole's landfall, according to data collected by PowerOutage.us.

-ABC News’ Robinson Perez

People visit the oceanfront at Jensen Beach Park, where waves were reaching to the dune's edge as conditions deteriorated with the approach of Hurricane Nicole, on Nov. 9, 2022, in Jensen Beach, Fla.
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Nov 08, 2022, 10:11 PM EST

Latest forecast as Nicole approaches Florida

Hurricane Nicole is approaching Florida as a large Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.

PHOTO: Hurricane Nicole forecast track
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PHOTO: Hurricane Nicole current alerts
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The latest forecast shows Nicole touching down along Florida's east coast after midnight but before sunrise, with one model estimating landfall between Cocoa Beach and Fort Pierce at 4 a.m. local time, although projections can change.

A police car blocks the entrance to the Inlet State Park before the expected arrival of Hurricane Nicole in Fort Pierce, Fla., Nov. 9, 2022.
Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters

Hurricane warnings have been issued from West Palm Beach north to Daytona Beach, with tropical storm warnings extending inland from Miami through Tallahassee, and even extending into parts of southern Georgia and coastal South Carolina.

-ABC News' Riley Winch

Nov 09, 2022, 6:15 PM EST

Nicole strengthens into Category 1 hurricane

Nicole strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday evening while making landfall on Grand Bahama, the northernmost island of the Bahamas archipelago, according to the National Weather Service. The storm currently has maximum winds of 75 miles per hour.

A satellite image released at 5:15pm shows Nicole's movement towards Florida, Nov. 9. 2022.
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