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Hurricane Nicole: Florida residents prepares as storm approaches
Residents of Florida are bracing for Hurricane Nicole, which is expected to make landfall in southeast or east-central Florida early Thursday.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) upgraded Nicole – with winds of 75mph (120km/h) – from a tropical storm.
Videos showed Daytona Beach residents climbing to the windows of their homes and businesses as the storm approached from the state’s Atlantic coast.
Nicole grounded flights and closed amusement parks and schools before the scheduled landfall.