WATCH: Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey, Safety Director Matt Wallace, EOC Director John Scott Provide Tropical Storm Nicole Update

expected to be Cat 1 hurricane when it makes landfall between Melbourne and Cocoa Beach

WATCH: Brevard Couny Sheriff Wayne Ivey, Brevard County EOC Director John Scott and Brevard County Safety Director Matt Wallace provide a 3 p.m. update on Tropical Storm Nicole which is forecast to strengthen Tuesday and Wednesday as it approaches Brevard, and is expected to be a Category 1 hurricane when it makes landfall between Melbourne and Cocoa Beach Wednesday night.

ABOVE VIDEO: Space Coast Daily’s Zach Clark reports on the latest developments on Tropical Storm Nicole, which is forecasted to strike Brevard County late Wednesday. Brevard County is currently under a Hurricane Warning and Storm Surge Warning.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – The National Hurricane Center has issued a Hurricane Warning for Brevard County as Tropical Storm Nicole is forecast to strengthen Tuesday and Wednesday as it approaches Brevard, and is expected to be a Category 1 hurricane when it makes landfall between Melbourne and Cocoa Beach Wednesday night.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for 34 of Florida’s 67 counties and Florida Power & Light has urged customers to prepare for power outages and activated its emergency response plan ahead of Nicole’s potential impact on the state this week.

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HURRICANE WATCH DETAILS:

SOUTHERN BREVARD BARRIER ISLANDS-
1008 AM EST TUE NOV 8 2022
…HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT…
…STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT…
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS
* WIND
– LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WIND
– PEAK WIND FORECAST: 55-70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH
– WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON
– THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 74
TO 110 MPH
– THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.
– PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 1 OR
2 HURRICANE FORCE.
– PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CONSIDERABLE WIND
DAMAGE.
– ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.
– POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE
– CONSIDERABLE ROOF DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, WITH SOME
HAVING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES LEADING TO
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED, WITH SOME
DESTROYED. DAMAGE ACCENTUATED BY AIRBORNE PROJECTILES.
LOCATIONS MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS.
– MANY LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND
ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
– SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. SEVERAL BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,
AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
– LARGE AREAS WITH POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.
* STORM SURGE
– LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE POSSIBLE
– PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 3-5 FEET
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS
– WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
– THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND
– THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.
– PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE FLOODING OF
GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND.
– PREPARE: EVACUATION EFFORTS AND FLOOD PREPARATIONS SHOULD
SOON BE BROUGHT TO COMPLETION BEFORE CONDITIONS BECOME
UNSAFE.
– ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR
YOUR AREA TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OR
NEEDLESSLY RISK LIVES.
– POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT
– AREAS OF INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING ACCENTUATED
BY WAVES. DAMAGE TO SEVERAL BUILDINGS, MAINLY NEAR THE
COAST.
– SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS
BECOME WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT, ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY
VULNERABLE LOW SPOTS.
– MAJOR BEACH EROSION WITH HEAVY SURF BREACHING DUNES. STRONG
AND NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
– MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.
SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY
IN UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES.
* FLOODING RAIN
– LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:
– PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS
– THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN
– THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.
– PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES
ARE POSSIBLE.
– PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.
– ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.
– POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT
– MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS
AND RESCUES.
– RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH
SWIFTER CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES,
ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS,
CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.
– FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN
FOUNDATIONS. SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS
OF RAPID INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON
MOVING WATER AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW.
DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE
CLOSURES.
* TORNADO
– LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:
– SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES
– THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW
TORNADOES
– THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.
– PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A
FEW TORNADOES.
– PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.
– ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER
QUICKLY.
– POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED
– THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE
EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.
– A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH
POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.
– LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS,
CHIMNEYS TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR
OVERTURNED, LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF,
SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN
OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS

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