Flooding, loss of life and severe Property Damage continues to exist. More than half a Million People are without power after wind gusts approached 100 miles an hour overnight. sot gov. Rick scott rflorida its really important that we get power restored as quickly as we can. gfx matthews eye is just offshore and moving parallel to the coast meaning the powerful winds of the eye wall could impact hundreds of miles of inland. Parts of South Carolina could see up to a foot of rain. sot nikki haley pipe 1 11 11 20 there is nothing safe about whats getting ready to happen. This is the last time you will hear my voice when i am asking you to evacuate. standup bridge here in florida, damage assessments are underway in towns south of the storm. But forecasters say this may not be the last the state will see of matthew. sot lonnie quinn weather anchor, wcbstv itll transition to a category two somewhere around georgia, maybe transition to a one as it pushes through the South Carolina coast. Then
Just how strong 100mileanhour winds are. All of the scattered wood planks that you see used to be part of a duck at the sun set cafe. The dock ran all the way behind the restaurant but at this point almost every bit of it has been destroyed. We drove through the city and found other signs of damage, like street signs hanging on by a limb, as well as other bu ground. The main concern is active power lines hanging down in the roadways. They are asking residents to remain inside until very busy utility crews are able to get out here and repair those lines. They say it still is not safe despite the hurricane being out of this area. In coco beach, crystal clark, fox news. Now, the strongest winds, believe it or not, have actually stayed offshore. However, a gust of 107 miles an hour was clocked at cape Kennedy Space center. And of course they will be inspecting for damage over the next day or two. More than 800,000 people at the peak have lost power. Rain from the storm is stretching all th
Your waist. And then youre done. Storm surge is going to be the big story. Big, strong winds, flooding and the carolinas. And evacuations weve talked about. When i come back ill have the latest model run on this thing where its going to go. Well see you back here with the weather. Thank you. Fox news reported joel waldman live in savannah, georgia. What are the conditions like right now . Reporter frank and julie, good evening to you. Really not much has changed since we talked to you last time. Maybe a slight uptick in the wind but it is bone dry out here, a bit of a cloudy day. Keep in mind this storm is moving incredibly slowly. Just reaching floridas coast now. I can tell you i had a chance to interview the mayor of savannah. As well as the mayor of tybee island, a small Barrier Island 18 miles to the east. Actually gets out onto the ocean. The mayor there was extremely concerned there, they were the first to evacuate. He is actually evacuating all of his First Responders and he to
Joining us now in florida. Reporter Hurricane Matthew continuing to turn. Its now left the state of florida and has allowed people to get out and assess the damage left behind. Here in daytona thankfully only cosmetic damage. No significant structural damage in this area. Eyes are on jacksonville now to see what flooding could bring as well as the georgia an North Carolina coast. The power is still out in some areas and its left it eeriely dark. Its hard to see much of anything right here. Hurricane matthew made its way into Daytona Beach. Debris being blown in, coming on to the beach surge. Nothing too significant. Thats the good news here. Blessings because they knew if the eye wall had crossed on to land like it was predicted to do it could be much worse being subjected into well over 100 mile an hour winds. The concern now for the georgia carolina coast. A lot of people still in harms way from this storm. Its going to have several more days that it can cause problems before turning
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