More and more obscured. Its starting to work back out over water. It get into the eastern tip of cuba and by early tomorrow morning, it is working its way across the bahamas so this will continue to be a very powerful system. Its not really going to lose a whole lot of steam moving over this area. Theres a lot of warm water, light wind shear so conditions will continue to be variable that we will continue to see a strong storm over the next several days. But heres the coordinates, 18. 9 degrees north, 74. 3 west. Top winds are still at 145 miles an hour. Its moving to the north at 10 miles an hour. It makes its way through the bahamas and theres that shift, that bend more towards the west so still were keeping it off the coast of florida but were getting it closer and closer to the state and were certainly within that cone across portions oflori s and into friday. You can cross the west coast of florida, we could see some of these winds gusting up to Tropical Storm force in some of the
And were still waiting to hear more from haiti. And the impact Hurricane Matthew has had. Most comm roads and bridges are impassable. There are reports coming in of destroyed houses, and at least one hospital with its roof ripped off. About ten thousand people have been staying in shelters. This storm has caused deaths but we wont know how many until communication is restored. The storm also hit the western tip of cuba. But that area is mostly uninhabited. Next in line for the storm. The bahamas. People there are boarding up windows and doors. More than three thousands visitors islandwide evacuations are taking place and those who cant get out before Hurricane Matthew hits are allowed to stay in shelters. The islands will begin to feel tropical stormforce winds today. The bahamas has not experienced a storm of this magnitude since 1929. In Brevard County an evacuation has now been ordered for port canaveral. It affects campers, the marina, and all port businesses. People are being aske
Knocked out. Along with many phone lines. But the unit nations fears this humanitari crisis in haiti sincthe earthquake of 2010. Nis e huicane is putting four unteers with people for haiti here in tampa are concerned about the 50plus children who live at their orphanage. The missionaries have been gathering clothing and medicine for an emergency trip. Y re hopg atch thfit flig to lisland. An update on . Another orphange in haiti weve been following all week. The be like brit Charity Orphanage is caring for about 66 kids. Theyve been posting updates on the storm, but lostinternet like the rest of the nation last night. The charity headquarters in the us posted last night that . All the kids are safe. The charity also posted this video tuesday of mudslides rushing over a nearby bridge. And of course well be following Hurricane Matthew all morning. And all . Week long, right here on fox 13. And you can still track it when youre away from just download the fox 13 news app. Or go to my fox
M for the latest. Myfoxhurricane. Coplease head to friday morning. Florida coast friday morning. Please head to myfoxhurricane. Com for the latest. jen the video out of Hurricane Matthew slammed into the poor caribbean island with 145mileper hour winds, leaving a huge path of damage and human suffering in the southwestern peninsula. In fact, people stranded there are now cutoff by flooding. Many home are lost. And more than 10thousand people are still in shelters. Were hearing about several deaths as well. But its hard to get an exact number, and the full extent of the damage, because of bad travel conditions and downed power lines. wally after hitting haiti, and brushing eastern cuba. The storm is now heading toward the bahamas. Residents are boardingup tourists. Some three thousand of them. Are rushing to get out. There are evacuations in place. And those who cant get off the islands, are allowed to stay in shelters. The bahamas should begin to feel Tropical Stormforce winds today. T
Not likable. Good morning. Dave youre right. Very un predipredi prediunpredi. Its not been doing what its supposed to do, not only in track but in intensity. Normally a storm that has wind shear of 30 knots would increase in intensity. Then a storm that makes landfall twice in one day over two mountainous areas would normally significantly weaken. The storm is still a major hurricane. Again, youre looking at mileperhour winds this morning. Obviously it looks for ragged than it did but as it works away from the coast of cuba, it will likely regain the strength that it lost and become a category four storm once again. In fact, thats the official forecast. Now, what russell is talking about with unpredictable is this. The storm is going to be just off of our east coast of our state, say just off Cape Canaveral friday morning with 130 mileperhour winds, right . Saying. This is where the unpredictable part comes. Its going to be moving so slow that the trough lifts out and a big ridge of Hi