Florida seeing damage from Hurricane Nicole: Video from Twitter, Instagram, TikTok
Social media users are capturing the initial damages along Florida's Atlantic Ocean coast being caused by Tropical Storm Nicole, which had not (as of Wednesday afternoon) made its predicted landfall. The destruction already includes at least one structure falling into the ocean, public beach dune crossovers damaged and flooding.
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See traffic and beach conditions in Daytona Beach area as Nicole nears Florida
How big is Nicole? It's a very large storm. At 970 miles wide, it's bigger than Texas
Daytona Beach Shores buildings have been evacuated along the coast
Several condominium and resort buildings within the city are being evacuated for safety, according to our live blog.
#nicole #Florida #DaytonaBeach https://t.co/vxTdbCPFDg
— Vickie MacFadden (@VickieMacFadden) November 9, 2022
Hollywood Beach boardwalk
Water and sand are starting to flow over the Broadwalk in Hollywood Beach. The weather’s not bad at all though. Just cloudy with light rain. #Nicole pic.twitter.com/KZ7fmM8VIo
— Natasha Gonell (@NatashaGonell) November 9, 2022
Strong waves in Jensen Beach
#Nicole #TropicalStorm #Subtropical #FL Relaying for info purposes 11/09/22 https://t.co/bAY6ERHn0i
— BakersRelay (@BakersRelay) November 9, 2022
Satellite Beach dune crossovers damaged, closed
The waves have chewed away the sand and the dune crossovers have all been closed, having lost the stairs and ramps, according to Florida Today.
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STRONG SURF: #Nicole’s waves already causing damage in #SatelliteBeach #Florida. Damaged beach access at Hightower Beach Park. Winds getting stronger. @MyNews13 @MyNews13Weather #News13Brevard @NWSMelbourne pic.twitter.com/xCnhZ2YwnK
— Greg Pallone (@gpallone13) November 9, 2022
Cocoa Beach volleyball court is under water
And coastal erosion is a problem all along the coast
Coastal erosion well underway. Beach access walkways already taking a beating #satellitebeach #nicole #flwx pic.twitter.com/LTzm4FMod2
— Jonathan Petramala (@jpetramala) November 9, 2022
There's major beach erosion at Daytona Beach Shores as #Nicole nears #Florida. Meteorologist @KatieGarnerTV reports.
Watch #FOXWeather live: https://t.co/bgTn9pTDaA pic.twitter.com/e70k1TKKA5— FOX Weather (@foxweather) November 9, 2022
The Atlantic has overtaken Vero Beach during this morning's high tide. Buoy off Cape Canaveral 27.5' waves! #Nicole landfalls late tonight with #hurricane & storm surge warnings up. Live coverage from FL continues around the clock through Thursday on @weatherchannel #Tropics pic.twitter.com/KJqqDDkkxK
— Mike Seidel (@mikeseidel) November 9, 2022
Roads are flooding in Martin County as barriers are breached
Portions of the Conn Beach Boardwalk have broken from the foundation of Ocean Drive in Vero Beach ahead of Nicole #TCweather pic.twitter.com/CXsQ3d89FK
— Kaila Jones (@kailaljones) November 9, 2022
What's it like at the beach?: People came to St. Lucie County beaches to see Nicole's high winds, waves
Coastal flooding along the Treasure Coast. #Nicole https://t.co/j9XQjFwXjj
— Paul Dellegatto⚡️FOX (@PaulFox13) November 9, 2022
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This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Nicole damage photos, video before storm makes landfall in Florida