nicole storm it became a hurricane as it approaches Florida after striking the Bahamas and, given this, state authorities have ordered evacuations which include the former president’s home Donald Trump.
is approx a strange hurricane for the month of November in a storm-battered state of Florida this year. Only two such weather phenomena have hit the coastal city during the month of November since logging began in 1853: Hurricane Yankee in 1935 and Hurricane Kate in 1985.
At 6 p.m. Eastern time in the United States, the hurricane was 170 kilometers east of West Palm Beach, Florida, the Miami-based United States National Hurricane Center reported. the meteor it had maximum sustained winds of 120 km / h (75 mph) and was moving west at 12 mph (19 km / h).
are expected storm which could further erode the beaches affected by Hurricane Ian in September.
The storm was forecast to land in Florida on Wednesday night, before heading to Georgia and the Carolinas between Thursday and Friday. Heavy rain expected across the region.
In Florida, the alert hits Boca Raton in Flagler and Volusia counties, where evacuation orders have been issued for residents of the barrier islands.
Mar-a-Lago, the club where former President Donald Trump lives, is located in an area of Palm Beach County to evacuation orders, being about 400 meters from the ocean. The main buildings stand on a promontory about 15 feet above sea level, and the property has survived several major hurricanes since it was built nearly a century ago.
Disney, closed until Friday
Tropical storm Nicole forced an evacuation to the Bahamas on Wednesday and threatened to turn into a rare November hurricane as it headed for Florida, closing airports and Disney World.
The popular amusement park and other related theme parks announced that, as happened on Wednesday, they will keep their doors closed also on Thursdays.
Palm Beach International Airport was closed Wednesday morning and Daytona Beach International Airport suspended operations at 12:30, while Orlando International Airport, the seventh busiest in the United States, closed Wednesday at 4pm. : 00.
Further south, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Miami International Airport, where the entire city is on high alert, reported some cancellations and delays but continued to operate.
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Source: Clarin
