Hurricane Nicole Hits Florida - 10.11.2022, Sputnik International

November is an unusual month for a hurricane to hit Florida, where only two such storms have made landfall since 1853, when recordkeeping began. Currently, Hurricane Nicole has wind gusts over 120 kilometers per hour and is moving towards Central Florida. When wind speeds exceed 119 kilometers per hour, a storm is reclassified as a hurricane. According to reports, it is likely to become a post-tropical cyclone by Friday evening. Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina came under tropical storm warnings on Thursday, and are expected to be flooded by rising waters moving inland. The hurricane has already damaged docks, waterfronts, and some buildings.
Check out scenes of Hurricane Nicole’s landfall in Sputnik’s photo gallery.

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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, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.

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People check-out the waves from their car at Causeway Beach Park before Hurricane Nicole makes landfall in Jensen Beach, Florida on November 9, 2022.

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People brave rain and strong winds to visit Jensen Beach Park as conditions deteriorate with the approach of Hurricane Nicole, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.

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Young men brave strong winds and intermittent rain to play on a swing set along Jensen Beach Causeway, as conditions deteriorate with the approach of Hurricane Nicole, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.

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High tide and winds pound the beach before Hurricane Nicole makes landfall in Jensen Beach, Florida on November 9, 2022.

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Member of the media are seen at Jensen Beach Park before Hurricane Nicole makes landfall in Jensen Beach, Florida on November 9, 2022.

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People brave rain and heavy winds to visit the waterfront along the Jensen Beach Causeway, as conditions deteriorate with the approach of Hurricane Nicole, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.