MIAMI, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Hurricane Nicole reduced to Category 2 intensity as it moved out to sea Friday after a direct hit on Bermuda.
Nicole struck the island as a Category 3 hurricane, the strongest to hit the archipelago since Hurricane Fabian 13 years ago, but moved northeast as it diminished. Although swells could cause dangerous rip and surf currents along the U.S. mainland in the next few days, the hurricane no longer poses any threat to land areas.