Nicole Makes Landfall as Hurricane, Pounding Florida With Dangerous Storm Surge, Heavy Rain

People brave rain and heavy winds to visit the waterfront along the Jensen Beach Causeway, as conditions deteriorate with the approach of Hurricane Nicole, in Jensen Beach, Fla., on Nov. 9, 2022. Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo

The National Weather Service said Nicole has been downgraded to a tropical storm shortly after making landfall along Florida’s east coast as a Category 1 hurricane, pounding coastal areas with heavy rain, dangerous storm surge, and damaging waves.

With sustained winds of around 75 mph, Nicole made landfall as a hurricane on Hutchinson Island, just south of Vero Beach, along the east coast of Florida, at around 3 a.m. on Nov. 10, the agency said in an advisory.