Nicole made landfall just south of Vero Beach, FL at about 3AM Thursday morning as category 1 hurricane with max winds of 75 mph. As of 10AM, max winds are down to 50 mph, and the center of the storm was located about 30 miles northeast of Tampa. It’s moving along at a pretty good pace, and the weather across Central Florida should gradually improve this afternoon into this evening.

Additional storm surge flooding is still likely for coastal Georgia and South Carolina this afternoon through Friday morning as the circulation moves north and strong onshore flow persists.

Quite a bit of rain will spreading north through the Southeast and up the East Coast over the next 48 hours. A swath of 1-3″ is likely from North Florida to Maine, with isolated higher amounts possible.