Combined, Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole caused more than $858 million in damage and counting, according to a Volusia County government news release.
“The Volusia County property appraiser has submitted the initial damage assessment report for Hurricane Nicole, and the numbers are astounding,” according to the release. “The dollar figure is over $481 million, already eclipsing Hurricane Ian’s damage of $377 million.”
While Ian and Nicole were hurricanes when they hit Florida, they were both downgraded to tropical storms by the time they reached Volusia County.
Here are the individual city damage totals, according to the county government:
Officials are still working on damage assessments, so the number will grow, according to the county.
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The county released the following list of hotels, condos and single-family homes that are unsafe and have been evacuated:
Daytona Beach Shores
Daytona Beach Shores
New Smyrna Beach
Wilbur-by-the-Sea
Flagler County reported an estimated $23.7 million in damages as a result of Tropical Storm Nicole, according to a release sent Friday.
Of the total, Flagler Beach recorded $13.3 million in damages, while Beverly Beach recorded $1.2 million and unincorporated Flagler County estimated $9.2 million.
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