On Monday NOV.7, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency for 34 counties along his state’s east coast, saying it was “in an abundance of caution” so that the area’s residents and businesses can prepare.
located northwest of the Bahamas as it moved west toward Florida
Storm Nicole, packing maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (80 km per hour), was located about 385 miles (615 km) northwest of the Bahamas as it moved west toward Florida, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an advisory on Tuesday morning.
Millions of Floridians had been on an emergency footing on Tuesday as a subtropical typhoon steamed towards the state’s Atlantic coast, threatening to power a risky typhoon surge withinside the place withinside the subsequent days.
NHC issued warnings :
With the typhoon predicted to reinforce during the day because it traveled at eight mph in the direction of Florida, a few 18 million humans alongside the state’s Atlantic coast had been beneathneath NHC issued watches and warnings.
The area did not take a direct hit from Hurricane Ian, but it did receive heavy rains and strong winds from the catastrophic storm that claimed more than 140 lives and caused $60 billion in damage after slamming into the state’s Gulf Coast six weeks ago.