Update – 9:23 AM EST

Our Florida, Alabama, and southern Georgia communities were met with rain and high wind gusts; however, they weathered the storm with little disruption.

All communities north of central Georgia are experiencing rain, with some high wind gusts. Portions of the southeastern United States are under tornado watches or are expected to be throughout the day.

Nicole is making her way through the Southeastern United States and is now a tropical depression bringing rain and dissipating winds.

The depression is moving toward the north-northwest near 16 MPH. On the forecast track, the center of Nicole will move across central and northern Georgia this morning and over the western Carolinas later today.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 MPH with higher gusts.

Nicole is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone later today, then dissipate tonight or early Saturday.