Deep waters and flying debris in webs into the florida coast hitting areas like daytona beac in Saint Augustine with winds o 100 mph plus. Northeast florida braced for impact. There is potential for significant flooding. Coastal cuties are on notice as Hurricane Matthew continues on its path winds affected his georgia and continued to do so about the next 24 hours. It is getting worse and looking at major storm surges and major mens. S. Because impact will be saturday through sunday morning. President obama urging people this and will continue to move north through florida and to South Carolina largest Population Center that could be vulnerable. More on this storm track get right to the neurologist jenn harcher. Has been downgraded to a category two thats the good news huge storm surge while the east coast, it is the unwashed by georgia who could reach 26 and t storm surge long georgia and southern carolina coastline and four6 feet along myrtle beach andnd two4 feet along punch along t
Overnight. Entire towns leveled. Now millions more in its path this morning. David muir, ginger zee and rob marciano and our team all across the storm zone on a special edition of Good Morning America. And good morning, america. That hurricane hitting florida right now. Lets look at the radar of the eyewall just touching the coast. Thats the east coast and look at port canaveral. Officials warning high winds could bring structures down. Everyone on alert. Understandable why. Take a live look at cocoa beach. Fierce rain and winds there at this hour. Heres what we know right now. 3. 2 million from florida through the carolinas have been told to evacuate. At least 300,000 people are without power in the state of florida. More than 2,250 u. S. Flights canceled today and tomorrow. And take a look at the storm right now. 350 miles wide. And covers an estimated 280,000 square miles. Just a massive storm. Our team on the ground all across the storm zone. David muir in jacksonville and ginger i
Im rick williams, sara bloomquist is off. Lets get the ratest now from abcs marcy gonzales, following the storm near daytona beach. Reporter hi, good afternoon. We are feeling the affects of Hurricane Matthew, that choppy water is not the ocean but the indian river, it is already flooding over the sea here and the wind is intense overnight into the morning Strong Enough two bring down trees and large branches and its not letting up just yet. Hurricane matthews high brushing and battering floridas east coast. Wind gusts are surpassing 100 Miles Per Hour bringing down trees and power lines. Leaving hundreds of thousands of people in the dark. But the major concern is flooding. Starting in Central Florida already with forecasters saying that the worst is yet to come with the possible storm surge as much as 11 feet in some places. I between emphasize to everybody that this is still a really dangerous hurricane. Already at least one hurricane related death reported in port st. Lucie, florid
Foxs Aaron Messner is juno beach where the storm is taking hold. Reporter its worse than it was half an hour ago. But heres the good news. Those lights are still on. I know that thats a thing that a lot of people were concerned about when is the power going to go out. But just as i say, as you ask how things are that wind picks right back up again. Its raining sideways right now. It stings. You can see anything. You can hear anything at times. This is what people are dealing with and this is as bad as its been right now. Up until this point. Thats just the beginning. The scene in in order. People in georgia and carolinas are also preparing for the worst tonight. Foxs joel waldman is in savannah, georgia, where anxiety is riding high. Joel, whats happening now . Reporter lucy, good evening to you. You know, since we talked to you last there has been not a single drop of rain. Kind of an overcast day. It remains that way, of course, everyone here concerned about what is heading up toward
Foxs Aaron Messner is juno beach where the storm is taking hold. Reporter its worse than it was half an hour ago. But heres the good news. Those lights are still on. I know that thats a thing that a lot of people were concerned about when is the power going to go out. But just as i say, as you ask how things are that wind picks right back up again. Its raining sideways right now. It stings. You can see anything. You can hear anything at times. This is what people are dealing with and this is as bad as its been right now. Up until this point. Thats just the beginning. The scene in in order. People in georgia and carolinas are also preparing for the worst tonight. Foxs joel waldman is in savannah, georgia, where anxiety is riding high. Joel, whats happening now . Reporter lucy, good evening to you. You know, since we talked to you last there has been not a single drop of rain. Kind of an overcast day. It remains that way, of course, everyone here concerned about what is heading up toward