Hurricane warnings are lifted as Nicole weakens. But the storm warnings continue
Now that Nicole is moving across Florida as a weakening tropical storm, all hurricane warnings have been halted, according to the National Hurricane Center.
All alerts for the Northwestern Bahamas have been halted as the system moves west.
The storm clock from North Palm Beach to Jupiter Inlet has also been lifted, as has the storm clock south of North Palm Beach to Hallandale Beach. However, other parts of Florida and the Southeast are subject to storm warnings or surveillance.
Nicole now has slightly weaker winds at 70 mph (112 km / h), down from 75 mph (120 km / h) when she landed, with stronger gusts as she continues to drift west to northwest at 14 mph (22 kilometers per hour). ).
“Nicole remains a great tropical storm,” the National Hurricane Center said. “Tropical storm winds extend outward up to 450 miles (720 kilometers) from the center, especially north.”
Winds are picking up near the west coast of Florida. A sustained wind of 38 mph (61 km / h) and a gust of 45 mph (72 km / h) were reported at Clearwater Beach, near the Tampa-St Petersburg metropolitan area.
Here are the clocks and alerts that are still in effect at 4 a.m. ET:
A tropical storm warning is in effect for:
Boca Raton, Florida to the southern Santee River in South Carolina
North of Bonita Beach to Indian Pass, Florida
Lake Okeechobee
A storm warning is in place for:
Jupiter Inlet, Florida, in Altamaha Sound, Georgia
Mouth of the St. Johns River in Georgetown, Florida
from the Anclote River, Florida to the Ochlockonee River, Florida
A storm control is in place for:
Ochlockonee River in Indian Pass, Florida
Altamaha Sound, Georgia, to the southern Santee River, South Carolina
