Nicole strengthened into a category 1 hurricane Wednesday before it was set to make landfall along Florida's east coast, forecasters said.
Miami-Dade and Broward were out of the storm's"cone of concern" but were experiencing flooding from heavy rain and wind gusts.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis provided an update on the state's plan as Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to impact Florida's east coast as a Category 1 hurricane. In Palm Beach County, some 350 people checked into seven evacuation centers including Hidir Dontar, a software engineer carrying a backpack and plastic bag with his belongings. He said he didn’t want to stay in his apartment because the landlord wasn’t putting shutters over the windows, something that didn’t feel safe having lived through “one bad one,” 2004’s Hurricane Frances.
Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort announced they were closing early on Wednesday and likely would not reopen as scheduled on Thursday.
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