Hurricane Nicole has battered Florida with strong winds and heavy rain after a mass evacuation was ordered.
Theme parks, airports and Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club have all been forced to shut after the rare November hurricane continued to hit the state.
Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort said the parks were unlikely to open on Thursday.
Palm Beach International Airport closed yesterday morning and Daytona Beach International Airport confirmed it would suspend flights due to the storm.
The cancellations came after the National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Nicole is bringing sustained winds of 75mph and heavy rain to the area.
Storm Nicole's storm surge could also further erode many beaches hit by Hurricane Ian in September.
The storm is set to head into Georgia and the Carolinas later Thursday and Friday, unloading heavy rain across the region.
Large swells generated by Hurricane Nicole will affect the northwestern Bahamas, the east coast of Florida, and much of the southeastern United States coast over the next few days.
Hurricane Nicole is expected to weaken while moving across Florida and the southeastern United States through Friday, and it is likely to become a post-tropical cyclone by Friday afternoon.
On Wednesday evening the hurricane slammed into Grand Bahama Island, having made landfall just hours earlier on Great Abaco island as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70mph.
Mar-a-Lago, Mr Trump's club and home, was in one of those evacuation zones, built about a quarter-mile inland from the ocean.
However, he has refused to leave his property despite a mandatory evacuation order.
The main buildings sit on a small rise that is about 15 feet above sea level and the property has survived numerous stronger hurricanes since it was built.
There is no penalty for ignoring an evacuation order - but rescue crews will not respond if it puts their members at risk.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, fresh from his midterms win, said that winds were the biggest concern along with significant power cuts.
16,000 electrical telegraph polls were on standby to restore power as well in addition to 600 guardsmen and seven search and rescue teams.
Mr DeSantis said: "It will affect huge parts of the state of Florida all day."
Almost two dozen school districts were closing schools for the storm and 15 shelters had opened along Florida's east coast, the governor said.
Forty-five of Florida's 67 counties were under a state of emergency declaration.
Daniel Brown, a senior hurricane specialist at the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, confirmed the storm would affect a large part of the state.
He said: "Because the system is so large, really almost the entire east coast of Florida except the extreme southeastern part and the Keys is going to receive tropical storm force winds."
Yesterday, President Joe Biden declared an emergency in Florida and ordered federal assistance in response to the approaching storm.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed they are still responding to those in need from Hurricane Ian, which killed over 120 people back in late September.
