More than half a Million People are without power after wind gusts approached 100 miles an hour overnight. Its really important that we get power restored as quickly as we can. Matthews eye is just off shore and moving parallel to the coast, meaning the powerful winds of the eye wall could impact hundreds of miles of shoreline while the storms flooding rains spread well inland. The weather is just starting to go downhill in northern florida and on the georgia coastline. Matthew is already a in haiti, hit hard by the storm earlier this week, the death toll is approaching 500. Here in florida, damage estimates are underway in towns south of the storm but forecasters say this may not be the last the state will see of matthew. It will transition to a category 2 we think somewhere around georgia maybe transitioning to a 1 as it pushes through the South Carolina coast and then does this big loop pushing back down toward the bahamas. Is it possible that the same places could get hit twice . R
Moves north. It could be the worst part of this is still to come. Reporter Hurricane Force winds snapped trees and destroyed the side of a boathouse. All over the state, debris littered streets. In jacksonville, huge waves crashed ashore. Officials are worried matthews storm surge could cause major flooding in low lying areas. On top of the wind, the storm surges are going to be significant. 10 feet plus waves. Reporter theyre g t from this widespread and powerful storm. South carolinas governor pleaded withholdouts to leave. There is nothing safe about what is getting to ready to happen. Reporter Officials Say more than half a Million People are without power in florida. Marley hall, cbs news, orlando. Mark marley, thanks. Matthew is blamed for 500 deaths now in haiti alone. Beth, where is this hurricane now . Where is it headed . Beth right now its off the coast of jacksonville. Probably in the in florida. The longer it stays off to the ocean and away from the coast, it continues to
Beth . Beth yeah. Thankfully the eye of the storm has stayed off the coastline and track to the northeast. It has weakened and it doesnt mean it definitely will settle down at least. We will track this through the weekend. Winds over 100 miles an hour and just off the coast and it helps and hurts. It helps where the wind is affected on the coastli seeing mostly heavy rain and winds out towards the ocean. Thats the good news. Bad news is it will get worse for South Carolina and the coastline as it will come around a thunderstorm and hit florida again. Look at this rain total. Dan deroos has hoer more. Dan this is how they can tell how bad it is. Power is out. They dont have tv. They can get on social media. Cnn posting this video a home in palm coast, florida and look at the Home Security video and it was posted by Alexander Wilson keep an eye on the left side of the screen. The hotel. And theres the debris off the top of the hotel and crazy video coming out of there. You have to think
The u. S. , the death toll in haiti raising to 800. We begin with Lauren Lyster now live in new smyrna beach, florida. [ no audio ] reporter the deadly hurricane wreaking havoc as it moves up the coast. Overnight matthew bringing deafening rain, storm surge and destruction to South Carolina, flooding roads, downing trees and driving cars off the roads. An eerie light show on this highway as multiple power lines explode. The powerful category 2 hurricane has weakened but continues to show its force. States of emergency declared in georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Really the best thing now is to just hunker down, stay in a safe place, dont move, dont try and move around. Pummeling florida. Sounded like a train hitting the house, thats all i can say. The wind was just so strong. Reporter as matthew barreled through palm coast, a Home Security camera captures the moment Rushing Water crashes into a home. Full roads getting washed away. St. Augustine one of the hardesthit areas w
The u. S. , the death toll in haiti raising to 800. We begin with Lauren Lyster now live in new smyrna beach, florida. [ no audio ] reporter the deadly hurricane wreaking havoc as it moves up the coast. Overnight matthew bringing deafening rain, storm surge and destruction to South Carolina, flooding roads, downing trees and driving cars off the roads. An eerie light show on this highway as multiple power lines explode. The powerful category 2 hurricane has weakened but continues to show its force. States of emergency declared in georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Really the best thing now is to just hunker down, stay in a safe place, dont move, dont try and move around. Pummeling florida. Sounded like a train hitting the house, thats all i can say. The wind was just so strong. Reporter as matthew barreled through palm coast, a Home Security camera captures the moment Rushing Water crashes into a home. Full roads getting washed away. St. Augustine one of the hardesthit areas w