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Rains from Nicole douse eastern US from Georgia to Canada

Nov 10, 2022, 8:04 AM | Updated: Nov 11, 2022, 6:04 pm

In this photo provided by NASA, the Space Launch System moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboar...

In this photo provided by NASA, the Space Launch System moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams began walkdowns and inspections at the pad to assess the status of the rocket and spacecraft after the passage of Hurricane Nicole. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP)

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              In this photo provided by NASA, the Space Launch System moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams began walkdowns and inspections at the pad to assess the status of the rocket and spacecraft after the passage of Hurricane Nicole. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP)
            
              Chunks of broken seawall lie in front of a section of homes where the beach was significantly eroded, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Beachfront homes lie damaged after the beach below and in front of them was eroded away, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Damaged beachfront properties are seen following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              A home lies collapsed after the beach on which it stood was eroded, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              A beachfront property lies partially collapsed after the beach below and in front of it was eroded away, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              People bike past the wreckage of a home, half of which was toppled when the beach below and in front of it was eroded, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. Homeowner Meister said he had applied for a permit to build a permanent seawall after the passage of Hurricane Ian in late September, but it had not yet been granted.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Homes are damaged and collapsed after the shore on which they stood was swept away, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              In this photo provided by NASA, the Space Launch System moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams began walkdowns and inspections at the pad to assess the status of the rocket and spacecraft after the passage of Hurricane Nicole. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP)
            
              Chunks of broken seawall lie in front of a section of homes where the beach was significantly eroded, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Beachfront homes lie damaged after the beach below and in front of them was eroded away, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Damaged beachfront properties are seen following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              A home lies collapsed after the beach on which it stood was eroded, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              A beachfront property lies partially collapsed after the beach below and in front of it was eroded away, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              People bike past the wreckage of a home, half of which was toppled when the beach below and in front of it was eroded, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. Homeowner Meister said he had applied for a permit to build a permanent seawall after the passage of Hurricane Ian in late September, but it had not yet been granted.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Homes are damaged and collapsed after the shore on which they stood was swept away, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Linemen work on electric lines on Spring Lake Road in Fruitland Park, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, after Hurricane Nicole hit Central Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Temporary vendor tents were damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole at the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) site at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The EDC festival is supposed to begin Friday and run through Sunday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              A wooden staircase leading to the beach stands cut off from the eroded shoreline, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Sandbag beach reinforcements, which had previously been covered with sand, lie exposed following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Maintenance man Jim Carpenter puts up caution tape around an area where storm erosion caused a lookout point to collapse onto the beach, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              People walk near a large yacht that was washed ashore on Pompano Beach, Fla., after Tropical Storm Nicole passed through on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The storm made landfall near Vero Beach as a hurricane but was downgraded as it churns across the state. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              People bike past the wreckage of a home, half of which was toppled when the beach below and in front of it was eroded, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. Homeowner Meister said he had applied for a permit to build a permanent seawall after the passage of Hurricane Ian in late September, but it had not yet been granted.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Homes are damaged and collapsed after the shore on which they stood was swept away, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Linemen work on electric lines on Spring Lake Road in Fruitland Park, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, after Hurricane Nicole hit Central Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Temporary vendor tents were damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole at the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) site at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The EDC festival is supposed to begin Friday and run through Sunday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              A wooden staircase leading to the beach stands cut off from the eroded shoreline, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Sandbag beach reinforcements, which had previously been covered with sand, lie exposed following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Maintenance man Jim Carpenter puts up caution tape around an area where storm erosion caused a lookout point to collapse onto the beach, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              People bike past the wreckage of a home, half of which was toppled when the beach below and in front of it was eroded, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. Homeowner Meister said he had applied for a permit to build a permanent seawall after the passage of Hurricane Ian in late September, but it had not yet been granted.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Homes are damaged and collapsed after the shore on which they stood was swept away, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Linemen work on electric lines on Spring Lake Road in Fruitland Park, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, after Hurricane Nicole hit Central Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Temporary vendor tents were damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole at the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) site at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The EDC festival is supposed to begin Friday and run through Sunday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Information on canceled flights is seen on a display board at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. The airport ceased all commercial operations as Hurricane Nicole hit Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              A wooden staircase leading to the beach stands cut off from the eroded shoreline, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Sandbag beach reinforcements, which had previously been covered with sand, lie exposed following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Maintenance man Jim Carpenter puts up caution tape around an area where storm erosion caused a lookout point to collapse onto the beach, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              People walk near a large yacht that was washed ashore on Pompano Beach, Fla., after Tropical Storm Nicole passed through on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The storm made landfall near Vero Beach as a hurricane but was downgraded as it churns across the state. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              Linemen work on electric lines on Spring Lake Road in Fruitland Park, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, after Hurricane Nicole hit Central Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Temporary vendor tents were damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole at the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) site at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The EDC festival is supposed to begin Friday and run through Sunday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Information on canceled flights is seen on a display board at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. The airport ceased all commercial operations as Hurricane Nicole hit Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              A wooden staircase leading to the beach stands cut off from the eroded shoreline, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Sandbag beach reinforcements, which had previously been covered with sand, lie exposed following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Maintenance man Jim Carpenter puts up caution tape around an area where storm erosion caused a lookout point to collapse onto the beach, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              People walk near a large yacht that was washed ashore on Pompano Beach, Fla., after Tropical Storm Nicole passed through on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The storm made landfall near Vero Beach as a hurricane but was downgraded as it churns across the state. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              Linemen work on electric lines on Spring Lake Road in Fruitland Park, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, after Hurricane Nicole hit Central Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Temporary vendor tents were damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole at the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) site at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The EDC festival is supposed to begin Friday and run through Sunday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Information on canceled flights is seen on a display board at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. The airport ceased all commercial operations as Hurricane Nicole hit Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              A wooden staircase leading to the beach stands cut off from the eroded shoreline, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Sandbag beach reinforcements, which had previously been covered with sand, lie exposed following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Maintenance man Jim Carpenter puts up caution tape around an area where storm erosion caused a lookout point to collapse onto the beach, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              People walk near a large yacht that was washed ashore on Pompano Beach, Fla., after Tropical Storm Nicole passed through on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The storm made landfall near Vero Beach as a hurricane but was downgraded as it churns across the state. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              Linemen work on electric lines on Spring Lake Road in Fruitland Park, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, after Hurricane Nicole hit Central Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Temporary vendor tents were damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole at the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) site at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The EDC festival is supposed to begin Friday and run through Sunday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Information on canceled flights is seen on a display board at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. The airport ceased all commercial operations as Hurricane Nicole hit Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              A wooden staircase leading to the beach stands cut off from the eroded shoreline, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Sandbag beach reinforcements, which had previously been covered with sand, lie exposed following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Maintenance man Jim Carpenter puts up caution tape around an area where storm erosion caused a lookout point to collapse onto the beach, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              People walk near a large yacht that was washed ashore on Pompano Beach, Fla., after Tropical Storm Nicole passed through on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The storm made landfall near Vero Beach as a hurricane but was downgraded as it churns across the state. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              A wooden staircase leading to the beach stands cut off from the eroded shoreline, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Roberto Dawson, a maintenance man for the Waterbury Condominium in Pompano Beach, Fla., clears out the drain after the parking garage was flooded due to Tropical Storm Nicole on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The storm made landfall near Vero Beach, Fla., as a hurricane but was downgraded as it churns across the state. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              Linemen work on electric lines on Spring Lake Road in Fruitland Park, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, after Hurricane Nicole hit Central Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Temporary vendor tents were damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole at the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) site at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The EDC festival is supposed to begin Friday and run through Sunday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Information on canceled flights is seen on a display board at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. The airport ceased all commercial operations as Hurricane Nicole hit Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Maintenance man Jim Carpenter puts up caution tape around an area where storm erosion caused a lookout point to collapse onto the beach, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Roberto Dawson, a maintenance man for the Waterbury Condominium in Pompano Beach, Fla., clears out the drain after the parking garage was flooded due to Tropical Storm Nicole on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The storm made landfall near Vero Beach, Fla., as a hurricane but was downgraded as it churns across the state. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              Linemen work on electric lines on Spring Lake Road in Fruitland Park, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, after Hurricane Nicole hit Central Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Temporary vendor tents were damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole at the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) site at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The EDC festival is supposed to begin Friday and run through Sunday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Information on canceled flights is seen on a display board at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. The airport ceased all commercial operations as Hurricane Nicole hit Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Maintenance man Jim Carpenter puts up caution tape around an area where storm erosion caused a lookout point to collapse onto the beach, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Roberto Dawson, a maintenance man for the Waterbury Condominium in Pompano Beach, Fla., clears out the drain after the parking garage was flooded due to Tropical Storm Nicole on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The storm made landfall near Vero Beach, Fla., as a hurricane but was downgraded as it churns across the state. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              Linemen work on electric lines on Spring Lake Road in Fruitland Park, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, after Hurricane Nicole hit Central Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Temporary vendor tents were damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole at the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) site at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The EDC festival is supposed to begin Friday and run through Sunday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Information on canceled flights is seen on a display board at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. The airport ceased all commercial operations as Hurricane Nicole hit Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Maintenance man Jim Carpenter puts up caution tape around an area where storm erosion caused a lookout point to collapse onto the beach, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Roberto Dawson, a maintenance man for the Waterbury Condominium in Pompano Beach, Fla., clears out the drain after the parking garage was flooded due to Tropical Storm Nicole on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The storm made landfall near Vero Beach, Fla., as a hurricane but was downgraded as it churns across the state. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              Linemen work on electric lines on Spring Lake Road in Fruitland Park, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, after Hurricane Nicole hit Central Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Temporary vendor tents were damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole at the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) site at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The EDC festival is supposed to begin Friday and run through Sunday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Information on canceled flights is seen on a display board at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. The airport ceased all commercial operations as Hurricane Nicole hit Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Maintenance man Jim Carpenter puts up caution tape around an area where storm erosion caused a lookout point to collapse onto the beach, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Roberto Dawson, a maintenance man for the Waterbury Condominium in Pompano Beach, Fla., clears out the drain after the parking garage was flooded due to Tropical Storm Nicole on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The storm made landfall near Vero Beach, Fla., as a hurricane but was downgraded as it churns across the state. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              Linemen work on electric lines on Spring Lake Road in Fruitland Park, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, after Hurricane Nicole hit Central Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Temporary vendor tents were damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole at the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) site at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The EDC festival is supposed to begin Friday and run through Sunday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Information on canceled flights is seen on a display board at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. The airport ceased all commercial operations as Hurricane Nicole hit Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Maintenance man Jim Carpenter puts up caution tape around an area where storm erosion caused a lookout point to collapse onto the beach, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Roberto Dawson, a maintenance man for the Waterbury Condominium in Pompano Beach, Fla., clears out the drain after the parking garage was flooded due to Tropical Storm Nicole on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The storm made landfall near Vero Beach, Fla., as a hurricane but was downgraded as it churns across the state. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              Linemen work on electric lines on Spring Lake Road in Fruitland Park, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, after Hurricane Nicole hit Central Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Temporary vendor tents were damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole at the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) site at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The EDC festival is supposed to begin Friday and run through Sunday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Information on canceled flights is seen on a display board at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. The airport ceased all commercial operations as Hurricane Nicole hit Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Maintenance man Jim Carpenter puts up caution tape around an area where storm erosion caused a lookout point to collapse onto the beach, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Roberto Dawson, a maintenance man for the Waterbury Condominium in Pompano Beach, Fla., clears out the drain after the parking garage was flooded due to Tropical Storm Nicole on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The storm made landfall near Vero Beach, Fla., as a hurricane but was downgraded as it churns across the state. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              Linemen work on electric lines on Spring Lake Road in Fruitland Park, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, after Hurricane Nicole hit Central Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Temporary vendor tents were damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole at the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) site at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The EDC festival is supposed to begin Friday and run through Sunday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Information on canceled flights is seen on a display board at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. The airport ceased all commercial operations as Hurricane Nicole hit Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Maintenance man Jim Carpenter puts up caution tape around an area where storm erosion caused a lookout point to collapse onto the beach, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Roberto Dawson, a maintenance man for the Waterbury Condominium in Pompano Beach, Fla., clears out the drain after the parking garage was flooded due to Tropical Storm Nicole on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The storm made landfall near Vero Beach, Fla., as a hurricane but was downgraded as it churns across the state. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              Linemen work on electric lines on Spring Lake Road in Fruitland Park, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, after Hurricane Nicole hit Central Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Temporary vendor tents were damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole at the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) site at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The EDC festival is supposed to begin Friday and run through Sunday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              Information on canceled flights is seen on a display board at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. The airport ceased all commercial operations as Hurricane Nicole hit Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
            
              A public facility and life guard tower are seen partially collapsed near the Pirates Cove condominium due to a storm surge by Hurricane Nicole Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Daytona Beach Shores, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
            
              Workers check on a possible gas leak at the Pirates Cove Condos after part of the building collapsed due to a storm surge by Hurricane Nicole Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Daytona Beach Shores, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
            
              Condominium amenities and a unit terrace lie toppled onto the beach after the sand below was swept away, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Ocean Club Condominiums in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              A lifeguard stand is displaced up onto a dune following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              A lifeguard stand is displaced up onto the dune following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Surfers take to the waves on Lauderdale-by-the-Sea beach in front of a section of Anglin's Fishing Pier that collapsed due to Tropical Storm Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              Surfers walk Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fla.,  beach in front of a section of Anglin's Fishing Pier that collapsed due to Tropical Storm Nicole on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Tropical Storm Nicole hit Florida as a hurricane Thursday, washing away the remaining protections for a stretch of beachfront properties that lost their seawall during Hurricane Ian only weeks before. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              Tropical Storm Nicole makes landfall near Vero Beach, Fla. as a hurricane early Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.  It's such a sprawling storm that it has covered nearly the entire peninsula while reaching into Georgia and South Carolina. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              People survey damage to the shoreline following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Drivers navigate a flooded street following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Fort Pierce, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Parts of homes are seen collapsing on the beach due to the storm surge by Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
            
              A large yacht washed ashore on Pompano Beach after Tropical Storm Nicole passed through south Florida on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The storm made landfall near Vero Beach, Fla., as a hurricane but was downgraded as it churns across the state. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
            
              People visit the beach to investigate storm damage, including a lifeguard station that was displaced onto a dune, following the passage of Hurricane Nicole, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            Curious beach goers stand in front of part of Anglin's Fishing Pier that collapsed into the ocean after Hurricane Nicole arrived, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fla. Tropical Storm Nicole made landfall as a hurricane early Thursday near Vero Beach, Fla. It's such a sprawling storm that it has covered nearly the entire peninsula while reaching into Georgia and South Carolina. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

WILBUR-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. (AP) — Heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Nicole covered the eastern United States from Georgia to the Canadian border Friday while hundreds of people on a hard-hit stretch of Florida’s coast wondered when, or if, they could return to their homes.

As waves washed over pieces of lumber and concrete blocks that once were part of homes at Wilbur-by-the-Sea, workers tried to stabilize remaining sections of land with rocks and dirt. It was too late for some, though: The front of one house laid on the sand, where it was sheared away from the rest of the structure.

Parts of otherwise intact buildings hung over cliffs of sand created by pounding waves that covered the normally wide beach. Dozens of hotel and condominium towers as tall as 22 stories were declared uninhabitable in Daytona Beach Shores and New Smyrna Beach after seawater undercut their foundations. Just six weeks ago, Hurricane Ian caused an initial round of damage that contributed to problems from Nicole.

Retired health care worker Cindy Tyler, who lived in a seven-story condominium tower that was closed because of the storm, had a hard time coping with the idea of never being able to return to her building.

“I think right now I’m just in a state of hanging in there,” said Tyler, who was forced to evacuate with her husband and a few belongings. “I’m not believing I’m not going to be able to get back into my place. I’m trying to be very hopeful and very optimistic.”

Tenants in Tyler’s building spent $240,000 replacing a protective barrier that was battered by Ian, but the new fortification was no match for Nicole.

“Temporary seawall? Mother Nature said, ‘Hold my beer,'” she said.

Restoring Daytona Beach — famous for its drivable beach — and surrounding beaches will likely require a major, multimillion-dollar sand renourishment project and improved sea walls to protect property, said Stephen Leatherman, director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University.

“It was known worldwide for driving on the beach,” said Leatherman, known as “Dr. Beach” for his annual ranking of U.S. beaches. “They don’t even have a beach to think about right now.”

As Nicole’s leftovers pushed northward, forecasters issued multiple tornado warnings in the Carolinas and Virginia, although no touchdowns were reported immediately. In south Georgia, Keith Post tried to clean up the damage at a coastal submarine museum that was submerged by floodwaters.

“At one point it was up to my knees,” said Post, whose St. Marys Submarine Museum sits on the river that forms the Georgia-Florida line at the Atlantic coast. “From the front of the museum looking across to Florida, you did not see any green. It was all water.”

Downgraded to a depression, Nicole could dump as much as 8 inches (20 centimeters) of rain over the Blue Ridge Mountains, forecasters said, and there was a chance of flash and urban flooding as far north as New England.

Wrecks added to Atlanta’s notoriously bad traffic as rain from Nicole fell across the metro area during rush hour, and a few school systems in mountainous north Georgia canceled classes.

The situation was a lot worse in eastern Florida. One roughly 15-mile (24-kilometer) long area of the coast was severely eroded, with multiple seawalls destroyed. Much of the destruction was blamed on unrepaired seawalls bashed during Ian, which killed more than 130 people and destroying thousands of homes.

Volusia County officials said it wasn’t clear when people might be able to sunbathe next to their cars and pickup trucks on the beaches again.

“Assessments have begun and will be ongoing as we have 47 miles of beach,” county spokesman David Hunt said.

Fewer than 15,000 homes and businesses were without power across Florida by late Friday afternoon, down from a high of more than 330,000. No major disruptions were reported up the Eastern Seaboard, according to a tracking website.

The late-season hurricane hit the Bahamas first, the first to do so since Category 5 Hurricane Dorian devastated the archipelago in 2019. For storm-weary Floridians, it was the first November hurricane to hit their shores since 1985 and only the third since record-keeping began in 1853.

Even minimal hurricanes and storms have become more destructive because seas are rising as the planet’s ice melts due to climate change, increasing coastal flooding, said Princeton University climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer. “It’s going to happen all across the world,” he said.

Attorney Josh Wagner, who lost much of his yard to erosion at his home in Ponce Inlet, was worried about the future.

´´It obviously is concerning because growing up here my whole life, I’ve never seen the beach like this. This is the first time I’ve seen, like, this much catastrophe,” he said.

The lifting of a curfew at 7 a.m. Friday and the reopening of bridges leading to the beachfront enabled evacuated residents to return to the area to take stock of their properties, if only from the outside. But safety officials warned people not to approach the wreckage, which could collapse at any time.

“If you go anywhere near the beach, you are putting your life in jeopardy,” said Tamara Malphurs, deputy chief of the Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue, told The Associated Press.

A man and a woman were killed by electrocution Thursday when they touched downed power lines in the Orlando area, the Florida Medical Examiners Commission said. Also in Orange County, one man died in a vehicle crash, and a male pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle because of poor road conditions, medical examiners said. Another man died as waves battered his yacht against a dock in Cocoa, despite efforts to resuscitate him by paramedics who managed to get on board as the boat broke away from its moorings, Cocoa Police said.

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Frisaro reported from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. AP writers Curt Anderson in St. Petersburg, Florida; Anthony Izaguirre in Tallahassee, Florida; Russ Bynum in Savannah, Georgia; Jay Reeves in Birmingham, Alabama; and Seth Borenstein in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, contributed to this report.

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