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Storm Surge/Tide — Coastal St. Lucie, FL

Nov 9, 2022

Hurricane Nicole made landfall near Vero Beach, Florida as a Category 1 Hurricane on Thursday, November 10, 2023 with estimated maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. The system was originally classified as a subtropical storm after forming several hundred miles east of the Bahamas before it gained tropical characteristics as it approached Grand Bahama and Abaco Island. The interplay between Nicole and an expansive area of high pressure over the eastern United States produced a large wind field of t

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1067675). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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