Every move. The assault under way and preparations for whats still to come. Good friday morning, everyone. Im kendis gibson. And im Mara Schiavocampo in for diane macedo. We begin with breaking news. Hurricane matthew continues to pound the coast and the effects of the storm being felt throughout the state. Some scenes for you. Heresha behind the wheel of a police cruiser. This is near port st. Lucie in the heart of the hurricane zone. Officers trying to keep the area safe, but theyre barely able to see whats outside their window there. The powerful storm forced millions to evacuate along the southeast coast. Florida, georgia, South Carolina are all under states of emergency. And we have Team Coverage with abcs ginger zee standing by in melbourne, florida, but first we head to New Smyrna Beach and abcs Lauren Lyster. Reporter good morning, mara and kendis. The impact of Hurricane Matthew intensifying where i am. That category 3 hurricane packing 120mileperhour winds bringing major gust
Picture from melbourne, florida. We are looking at the hurricane watches and warnings. The warnings are extended up the georgia cost and watches across the South Carolina coast as well. Take a look at this. It is remaining a category 3 until it is weakening off the coast of georgia. It is continuing to weaken when it skirts the coast of South Carolina. It is a hug 15 inches of rain along the coast. It is dipping around as a Tropical Storm and potentially emerges through the florida straits and into the gulf of mexico within the next week or so. We are continuing to see what happens with matthew. Now to the weekend forecast in a moment. Millions of people evacuated from floridas coast in recent days. Others are hunkering down as the storm moves in. Matthew weakened to a category winds and storm surges. Lets check in with abc news Lauren Lyster in volusia county, florida. Hurricane matthew barreling towards florida the brutal conditions intensifying as the eye of the storm taunts coastal
The western edge of the eye wall right now is just approaching the space coast. There is the space coast right there. The heaviest of the rains are moving to the north and the northwest of the eye wall. That trend is going to continue. Now the storm remains a category 3 and beginning to fall apart, especially during the day tomorrow, it is as transitioning to a 2 and 1 storm. Very big rain makers for it is circling around as a Tropical Storm and potentially may impact the florida straits again early next week. We have the current forecast and the weekend forecast coming up in a moment. Sal, thank you. Jacksonville. The camera is starting to shake a little bit here this morning. Federal officials are keeping a close eye on the storm. Obama has declared a state of emergency in florida, South Carolina and georgia. This morning as matthew roared ashore in florida it brought torrential r winds ahead of the storm. The governor of florida urged residents to move to safer ground. Our number on
Over the land to make a landfall. It continues to be a category 3. It is moving up, likely decreasing to a 2 and then to a 1 off the ghost of georgia and the carolinas. Travel to the southeast is difficult for much of the weekend as we look at flooding rains. Millions of people evacuated from floridas coast in recent days. Others are huin the storm moves in. Matthew weakened to a category three storm overnight. But there are still powerful winds and storm surges. Lets check in with abc news Lauren Lyster in volusia county, florida. Hurricane matthew barreling towards florida the brutal conditions intensifying as the eye of the storm taunts coastal cities. Overnight, violent winds along above 70 Miles Per Hour in some places. The storm bringing the look and sound of fireworks in the form of downed power lines, thousands facing outages, officials fearing up to three million may end up in the dark. The National Weather service saying matthew will be devastating. Floridas governor making t
And beginning to flirt with the georgia and South Carolina coast. It is going to sheer out tonight and weaken. Down to a 2 after the coast of georgia happening tomorrow in the predawn hours. Still going to be a big rain maker for the coastal areas of georgia and the carolinas. Ten up to 15 inches of rain is possible. Hurricane watches and warning s are covering the we have a category 2 nicole out there too. For us, we have a warm start. Patchy rain and the temperatures this morning in the 60s. The temperatures fall throughout the day. We clear out, winds and 50 in the afternoon. Right now. It is a waiting game in florida. Millions are in the storms path in florida and up through look at the rain flooding the streets there. The winds are dying down just a little bit. Our Nikole Killion is in washington where the federal officials are keeping a close eye on the storm. Obama has declared a state of emergency in florida, South Carolina and georgia. This morning as matthew roared ashore in