Florida Residents Warned as Subtropical Storm Nicole Could Make Landfall as Rare November Hurricane

As Subtropical Storm Nicole continues to approach Florida's east coast and the northwestern Bahamas, officials say it's expected to be at or near hurricane strength by Wednesday.

A state of emergency was declared on Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis for 34 counties that are in the projected path of the storm, which includes Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Sarasota counties.

Hurricane Warnings are currently in effect in portions of southeast and east-central Florida as well as the northwestern Bahamas, where hurricane conditions and a dangerous storm surge are expected on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

A dangerous storm surge, accompanied by "large and damaging waves" is also expected "along much of the east coast of Florida" as well as portions of Georgia, per the NHC.

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As of Tuesday morning, the storm was about 350 miles away from the northwestern Bahamas and about 460 miles away from West Palm Beach, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Nicole, currently a large tropical cyclone with sustained winds of up to 50 mph, is forecasted to approach the northwestern Bahamas throughout Tuesday and "move near or over those islands on Wednesday, according to the NHC. It is expected to approach the east coast of Florida Wednesday night, before moving across the state and into southern Georgia through Thursday.

By the time it moves near the Bahamas and the east coast of Florida on Wednesday, Nicole "is forecast to be near or at hurricane strength."

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