Oct 6, 2016

My friend Denise living in Apopka, Florida just sent out a distres call (Pray for my family and I...worst storm ever!!!)....Hurricane Matthew's U.S. Impacts: Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Damaging Winds, Flooding Rainfall. Matthew is set to deliver a devastating blow to eastern Florida starting Thursday night, and then will hammer areas farther north up...Prays are needed for all places Hurricane Matthews will hit!!!!





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Matthew will hammer parts of Florida starting Thursday.

The hurricane will also pound portions of Georgia and the Carolinas Friday into the weekend.
Damaging winds, storm surge flooding, and battering surf are among the impacts.

This is a major, developing weather story. For the very latest on Hurricane Matthew, check out our latest, comprehensive forecast here.
Hurricane Matthew is set to deliver a devastating blow to eastern Florida starting Thursday night, and then will hammer areas farther north up the coast in Georgia and the Carolinas Friday into the weekend.

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Today is the day Hurricane Matthew will hit Florida


Late Thursday. That's when this hurricane will make landfall in the U.S. As of 2 p.m., ET Thursday, Matthew had intensified to a Category 4 storm, with sustained winds ranging from 130 mph to 156 mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The storm was centered about 125 miles east southeast of West Palm Beach, Florida, and moving northwest toward the state at 14 mph, according to the NHC.

How bad will the storm be when it hits?


Bad. The National Hurricane Center upgraded Matthew to a Category 4 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. Florida Gov. Rick Scott says to expect threatening winds as strong as 150 mph, storm surges up to 9 feet and widespread power outages.

In Washington, President Obama declared a state of emergency in more than two dozens Florida counties as the potentially catastrophic storm approached.

The directive authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate efforts to alleviate the suffering caused by the hurricane.