The aftermath of Hurricane Nicole as the storm made landfall in Florida

Hurricane Nicole slammed into Florida’s eastern coast on Thursday, the first such storm to hit the U.S. in November in almost 40 years.

Hurricane Nicole slammed into Florida’s eastern coast on Thursday, just south of Vero Beach, as a Category 1 hurricane, the first such storm to hit the U.S. in November in almost 40 years.

And even though the storm’s surge wasn’t the same ferocity as Hurricane Ian—the Category 4 monster that made landfall in late September and Florida is still recovering from—the Category 1’s wrath created a path of damage that has left thousands without power and millions of dollars in property destruction.

At least 49 beachfront properties, including hotels and condos, have been deemed “unsafe” in Nicole’s aftermath, and the images from the area have harrowing…