The latest gayle take a peek the satellite. Since states offshore. It is offshore. Zoom in tight. This is Cape Canaveral right there. This is a little too close for comfort, okay . You could have a landfall within the next two, maybe three hours or so. Because right now 40 miles to the east southeast of Cape Canaveral and moving to the north northwest at 14 and could curving around maybe transition is into a cat two and around georgia and cat one around South Carolina and big loop toward the bahamas. I got to point out this is the consensus cone not the only possibility. Just know a couple of models reliable models keeping it pushing to the north northeast we believe it will curve back down and the storm is a big deal with the storm surge. 7 to 11 footos st. Lucy to the savannah, georgia area and from there to charleston four to six feet. Rainfall the biggest rain in places like georgia and South Carolina and maybe north carolina. These are projected numbers. Just projected. But the 9.
Moved closer to the u. S. It is now a category three storm with sustained winds 120 miles per hour. Hurricane force winds extend 60 miles from its center. Matthew is expected to remain a dangerous storm as it heads north and will be near or over the georgia and South Carolina coast tomorrow. At least 330 people are reported dead in three caribbean nations, most in haiti. More than 200,000 florida residents have already lost powe declared in florida, georgia, and South Carolina. The wind and rain picked up near port st. Lucie overnight but the potential storm surge is the main concern. Dangerous storm surge could raise water levels by 11 feet in some coastal areas and producing devastating flooding. Greg angel, of our West Palm Beach station, wpec is in vero beach where flooding is a major morning, greg . Reporter good morning, annemarie. As you see just from our shot, a little bit of moving around. We are, right now, in the midst of Hurricane Force wind. We are now here in vero beach.
Governor nikki haley is pleading with residents to get out while they can. I am begging you at this point to understand the seriousness of the storm, to understand that storm surges at those levels above ground, imagine the floor to the ceiling and youre talking about those types of storm surges. That is not something you want to get caught up in. Reporter officials are telling residents in coastal communities who decide to stay to be sure to notify next of kin. While the u. S. Is bracing for matthew, the caribbean is in recovery mode. Haitis remote Southwest Peninsula bore the brunt of the storm. Reports say hundreds were killed as matthews winds flattened buildings and floodwaters made roads impassible. The death toll is expected to rise. The haitian government estimates at least 350,000 people need some kind of assistance. Recovery efforts are also under way in the bahamas. There was extensive flooding. Dozens of people trapped in their homes had to be rescued the storm destroyed do
Day. Here is the latest. Matthew weakened slightly as it moved closer to the u. S. It is now a category three storm with sustained winds 120 miles per hour. Hurricane force winds extend 60 miles from its center. Matthew is expected to remain a dangerous storm as it heads north and will be near or over the georgia and South Carolina coast tomorrow. At least 330 people are reported dead in three caribbean nations, most in haiti. Residents have already lost power. States of emergency have been declared in florida, georgia, and South Carolina. The wind and rain picked up near port st. Lucie overnight but the potential storm surge is the main concern. Dangerous storm surge could raise water levels by 11 feet in some coastal areas and producing devastating flooding. Greg angel, of our west palm concern. What are conditions like this morning, greg . Reporter good morning, annemarie. As you see just from our shot, a little bit of moving around. We are, right now, in the midst of Hurricane Forc
Here is the latest. Matthew weakened slightly as it moved closer to the u. S. It is now a category three storm with sustained winds 120 miles per hour. Hurricane force winds extend 60 miles from its center. Matthew is expected to remain a dangerous storm as it heads north and will be near or over the georgia and South Carolina coast tomorrow. At least 330 people are reported dead in three caribbean nations, most in haiti. More than 200,000 florida residents have already lost power. States of emergency have been declared in florida, georgia, and South Carolina. The wind and rain picked up near port st. Lucie overnight but the potential storm surge is the main concern. Dangerous storm surge could raise water levels by 11 feet in some coastal areas and producing devastating flooding. Greg angel, of our West Palm Beach station, wpec is in vero beach where flooding is a major concern. What are conditions like this morning, greg . Reporter good morning, annemarie. As you see just from our sh