Hurricane Nicole becomes tropical storm after slamming into Florida's east coast, leaving at least four people dead and a trail of destruction
Hurricane Nicole was downgraded to a tropical storm after slamming into Florida's east coast as a Category 1 storm but not before leaving at least four people dead and causing a path of destruction.
"We are urging all of our residents and visitors to use extreme caution if they are outside in the wake of the storm today," the sheriff's office said in a release. "Never touch a downed power line. If you are driving and see a downed power line, change directions immediately."Authorities said the driver of a pickup truck lost control of the vehicle on Florida's Turnpike and struck the driver of a tow truck who was standing behind his parked vehicle.
Nicole made landfall just south of Vero Beach with winds of 120 kilometres per hour, destroying homes and buildings, flooding the coastline and leaving more than 335,000 residences and businesses without electricity. It delivered another devastating blow just weeks after Ian came ashore on the Gulf Coast, killing more than 130 people and destroying thousands of homes.
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