Reloading in intensity overnight tonight and through the day tomorrow, hurricane warnings in affect for the bahamas as well as much of the east coast of florida, miami north, up through Daytona Beach and the north of there, its a hurricane watch. On the other side of florida, its a Tropical Storm watch, many that conditions are possible, tropicalstorm force conditions are possible tampa and fort myers, but again the brunt of the storm will be in the east coast of florida. Heres the latest track from the hurricane center. It does move through the bahamas late tonight through the day here, the 3s and 94s indicating the cat 3s and 4s, category strength. Up to a 4 late tomorrow night and early friday morning as it does approach the east coast of florida, perhaps coming in near titusville, vero beach. Right there will be the brunt of the storm along the 95 corridor just north of miami up toward Daytona Beach and jacksonville. From there it moves northeast, along the georgia and South Caroli
Theres no excuse not to evacuate. 7 news is tracking matthew. Anchor Hurricane Matthew is hammering the bahamas. A deadly hurricane plowing across the carribean. Anchor watches and warnings up and down the coastline. Ravaged the island nation of haiti. Matthew is blamed for 11 deaths across that region. Anchor in florida its a race against time. Floridas governor is lying and flood prone communities. Jeremy reiner beginning team 7 coverage in the weather center. Reporter this is Hurricane Matthew. Next up will be the bahamas. Late tonight and tomorrow morning we have hurricane warnings in effect for bahamas as well as florida including miami north of daytona beach. The watches and warnings being Tropical Storm watch lesser effects from the storm. The storm track this is from the Hurricane Center a category 3 storm now. Likely maintains that intensity tonight through tomorrow morning. Nasa from there it takes aim on florida. This is going to be close. May try to make land fall near veer
By 2 00 today its lashing the northern coast of South Carolina. Then moving away from North Carolina during the day tomorrow. Hopefully that will be the last we have to deal with any effects on land from matthew. Meantime im tracking this cold front, the one i talked about all week long, thats kicking matthew east of new england. However some of the moisture may get picked up and move in and bring us some rain. We need the rain but it is were off to a dry start. Its clear, quiet, we have a little patchy fog in spots. That will be around through 9 00 a. M. 40s in most spots but near 70 this afternoon. More in just a moment. The death toll from matthew continues to rise. So far near 900 people are confirmed dead as a result of Hurricane Matthew. Mostly in haiti. This is a look at the out of this. An orphanage with local ties has weathered the storm. Fox 25 has been with the be like britt organization. Since that orphanage began getting ready. Well have more on the Recovery Efforts under
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Inch 7 was on its way to a call for smoke in a building around 11 30 a. M. This morning, when they hit this chevy equinox going north toward dartmouth. The fire truck hit at least nine cars. Witnesses have made the assumption that the driver, the light changed, the driver kind of went out into the intersection, and then made contact with the apparatus. The reporter for firefighters and the s. U. V. s four firefighters and s. U. V. s driver were sent to the hospital with nonlifethreatening ju people need to be cautious, they need to see the fire engines coming. Hopefully people arent distracted when theyre driving. The reporter now, we do also know that two of the four firefighters sent to the hospital are actually still there getting some tests, still Getting College out. Its unknown what the condition of the driver of the s. U. V. Is at this time. Coming up at 6 00 p. M. , we asked fire commissioner finn if his traveling quickly to get to the emergency through a very busy back bay. Th