![]() FEMA has worked diligently to preposition models. I have been in contact with the Governors of the four states. ![]() National Hurricane Centre says although weakening, Hurricane Matthew is expected to remain a hurricane until it begins to move away from the United States on Sunday.ġ0.51am: NHC says western eyewall of dangerous Hurricane Matthew is brushing portions of the northeaast coast of Floridaġ0.50am: Hurricane Matthew has destroyed power lines in Merritt Island, Florida.ġ0.44am: President Obama added: "People think they are out of the woods but could still get hit. Reports of storm surge and water intrusion experienced in Daytona.ġ0.55am NHC warns Hurricane Matthew is 95 miles southeast of Jacksonville and 35 miles from Daytona Beach with maximum sustained winds of 120mph. 2million tourists are currently in Florida.ġ1.28am: On the forecast track, the centre of Matthew will continue to move near or over the coast of northeast Florida and Georgia through tonight, and near or over the coast of South Carolina on Saturday.ġ1.26am: The Hurricane Warning has been extended northeastward to Surf City North Carolina.ġ1.20am: Death toll - 576 total dead - 572 in Haiti - four in Dominican Republicġ1.01am: Storm surge is now a serious concern as high tide is expected within the hour. A major storm surge of 8 feet or more is approaching low-lying areas in the state, including Charleston.ġ1.45am: The National Hurricane Center now warns of "life-threatening inundation during the next 36 hours along the Florida northeast coast, the Georgia coast, the South Carolina coast and the North Carolina coast from Sebastian Inlet, Florida, to Cape Fear, North Carolina."ġ1.43am: Wonderworks Orlando opening up at 2pm today, Legoland is re-opening, Disneyworld is remaining closed until further notice. Officials in some areas are going door to door, urging people to leave.ġ1.48am: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has warned the residents of South Caroline residents who didn't evacuate to go to a shelter. Although Governor Haley says that's not enough. 11.50am: 310,000 people have evacuated the area.
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