FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — South Florida may not come through the end of the 2022 hurricane season without a direct hit as a rare November storm heads for the state’s east coast.
The threat from potential Hurricane Nicole increased Monday, with the possibility of strong winds, rising waters and flooding rains reaching parts of South Florida. And forecasters said Monday night that “there is more than the usual amount of uncertainty in the intensity forecast.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency in 34 Florida counties, including Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach, on Monday as Nicole, a subtropical storm, is forecast to strengthen and potentially make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
