Volusia County reports $481 million in damages from Tropical Storm Nicole

Sheldon Gardner, The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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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:

  • Daytona Beach Shores: $370.3 million

  • New Smyrna Beach: $51.1 million

  • Daytona Beach: $50 million

  • Unincorporated areas: $5.5 million

  • Ponce Inlet: $2.6 million

  • Port Orange: $1.3 million

  • Holly Hill: $452,676

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:

Tropical Storm Ian

Daytona Beach Shores

  • Hawaiian Inn, 2301 S. Atlantic Ave. (five stories)

  • Holiday Inn Express, 3301 S. Atlantic Ave.  (11 stories)

  • South Shore Motel, 3225 S. Atlantic Ave. (three stories)

  • White Surf Condo, 3555 S. Atlantic Ave. (seven stories)

A cyclist checks out homes damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-by-the-Sea.
A cyclist checks out homes damaged by Tropical Storm Nicole, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Wilbur-by-the-Sea.

Tropical Storm Nicole

Daytona Beach Shores

  • Castaways Beach Resort, 2043 S. Atlantic Ave.(seven stories)

  • Curran Shores North, 3615 S. Atlantic Ave. (two stories)

  • Dimucci Tower 14, 3797 S. Atlantic Ave. (seven stories)

  • Grande Coquina Condo, 3333 S. Atlantic Ave. (22 stories)

  • Flamingo Inn, 2011 S. Atlantic Ave. (three stories)

  • Marbella Condo, 3343 S. Atlantic Ave. (seven stories)

  • Ocean Court, 2315 S. Atlantic Ave. (two stories)

  • OPUS Condo, 2071 S. Atlantic Ave. (11 stories)

  • Pirates Cove, 3501 S. Atlantic Ave. (seven stories)

  • Sanibel Condo, 3799 S. Atlantic Ave. (11 stories)

  • Sand and Surf, 2535 S. Atlantic Ave. (two stories)

  • Sherwin Condo, 2555 S. Atlantic Ave. 19 stories)

  • St. Kitts Condominium, 2855 S. Atlantic Ave. (six stories)

  • Towers Grande, 2055 S. Atlantic Ave. (15 stories)

  • Tropic Shores Resort, 3111 S. Atlantic Ave. (11 stories)

  • Twin Towers North, 3311 S. Atlantic Ave. (18 stories)

  • Twin Towers South, 3315 S. Atlantic Ave. (18 stories)

  • Sunglow Resort, 3647 S. Atlantic Ave. (10 stories)

  • One single-family home

New Smyrna Beach

  • Las Brisas Condominiums, 3001 S. Atlantic Ave. (the two easterly oceanfront buildings) (three stories)

  • Sea Coast Gardens II Condominiums, 4151 S. Atlantic Ave. (five stories)

  • Sea Dunes Sand Dollar, 4305 S. Atlantic Ave. (two stories)

  • Sea Dunes Nautilus, 4365 S. Atlantic Ave. (two stories)

  • Pieces of Eight, 4375 S. Atlantic Ave. (three stories)

  • Three single-family homes

Wilbur-by-the-Sea

  • At least 30 single-family homes

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.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Volusia County estimates $481 million in damage from Tropical Storm Nicole