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Photos: Hurricane Matthew hits US
Photos: Hurricane Matthew hits US
October 7, 2016, 8:21 AM
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Hurricane Matthew left its mark on the Southeast U.S. See photos.
In this frame from video provided by WRAL, a man is rescued from a flooded home Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, in Pinetops, N.C. Hurricane Matthew’s torrential rains triggered severe flooding in North Carolina on Sunday as the deteriorating storm made its exit to the sea, and thousands of people had to be rescued from their homes and cars. (WRAL via AP)
WRAL via AP
A swiftwater rescue team member holds a dog that was rescued from floodwaters caused by rain from Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Mike Spencer)
AP Photo/Mike Spencer
Floodwaters cover a roadway near Mullins, S.C., Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. Nearly 1 million homes and businesses still did not have power Monday morning in the Carolinas after Hurricane Matthew. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt
A car is submerged in floodwaters caused by rain from Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Mike Spencer)
AP Photo/Mike Spencer
A swift water rescue team member guides a boat through floodwaters caused by rain from Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Mike Spencer)
AP Photo/Mike Spencer
A swift water rescue team transports a resident of to safety on a street covered with floodwaters caused by rain from Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Mike Spencer)
AP Photo/Mike Spencer
Displaced residents from Hurricane Matthew walk into a shelter in Bluffton, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Gov. Nikki Haley lifted evacuation orders in Beaufort and Jasper Counties at 6:30 p.m., but most residents will have to wait until Monday morning to return to their homes because Beaufort County has a 7 p.m. curfew in place. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Boats sit washed up on shore amongst the twisted docks at Palmetto Bay Marina damaged by Hurricane Matthew in Hilton Head, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Boats sit washed up on shore as Chris Hinds checks on his own boat amongst the twisted docks at Palmetto Bay Marina damaged by Hurricane Matthew in Hilton Head, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Missy Zinc, left, holds a flashlight for her husband Shawn as he prepares steaks for them to grill as they spend another night without power from Hurricane Matthew in Hilton Head, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Boats sit pushed up amongst the twisted docks at Palmetto Bay Marina damaged by Hurricane Matthew in Hilton Head, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Boats sit pushed up amongst the twisted docks at Palmetto Bay Marina damaged by Hurricane Matthew in Hilton Head, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
A church sits surrounded by water from Hurricane Matthew in Hollywood, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Damage to the Palmetto Bay Marina in Hilton Head, South Carolina, after Hurricane Matthew. (WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
Damage to the Palmetto Bay Marina in Hilton Head, South Carolina, after Hurricane Matthew. (WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
Damage to the Palmetto Bay Marina in Hilton Head, South Carolina Carolina, after Hurricane Matthew. (WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
A Hilton Head resident’s boat slammed into their home dock. (WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
A Hilton Head resident’s boat slammed into their home dock. (WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
The underpass on E Brambleton Ave in Norfolk, Va., is completely flooded after heavy rains and high tides from the remnants of Hurricane Matthew early Sunday morning, Oct. 9, 2016. Forecasters said North Carolina and Virginia could get even more rain and warned of the danger of life-threatening flooding through Monday night. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP
A large oak tree felled by Hurricane Matthew lies across Candy Gray’s pool and on to the detached garage behind her house in the Birdneck Point section of Virginia Beach, Va., as Hurricane Matthew passed Sunday morning, Oct 9, 2016. Forecasters said North Carolina and Virginia could get even more rain and warned of the danger of life-threatening flooding through Monday night. (L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP
The metal siding was ripped off The Silver Diner that sits on the corner of Atlantic Ave and Butler Blvd on barrier island in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terrance Harris)
AP Photo/Terrance Harris
Abandoned cars sit in flood waters on Atlantic Avenue near Crabtree Creek in Raleigh, N.C., after Hurricane Matthew caused downed trees and flooding Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Hurricane Matthew’s torrential rains triggered severe flooding in North Carolina on Sunday as the deteriorating storm made its exit to the sea, and thousands of people had to be rescued from their homes and cars. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)
Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP
Jeremy Spearman checks on flood damage to his Parkside Five Points Townhomes apartment in Raleigh, N.C., after Hurricane Matthew caused downed trees and flooding Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Hurricane Matthew’s torrential rains triggered severe flooding in North Carolina on Sunday as the deteriorating storm made its exit to the sea, and thousands of people had to be rescued from their homes and cars. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)
Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP
A woman watches floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew rush over a bridge in Spring Lake, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Hurricane Matthew’s torrential rains triggered severe flooding in North Carolina on Sunday as the deteriorating storm made its exit to the sea, and thousands of people had to be rescued from their homes and cars. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
AP Photo/Chuck Burton
Large oak tree felled by Hurricane Matthew lay across Candy Gray’s pool and on to the detached garage behind her house in the Birdneck Point section of Virginia Beach, Va., as Hurricane Matthew passed Sunday morning, Oct 9, 2016. Forecasters said North Carolina and Virginia could get even more rain and warned of the danger of life-threatening flooding through Monday night. (L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP
Kyle Simmons wades through water to check on the home of his grandmother following Hurricane Matthew in Edisto Island, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. A deteriorating Matthew was stripped of hurricane status Sunday morning and began making its slow exit to the sea. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Hurricane Matthew causes damage in Savannah, Georgia. (WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
Hurricane Matthew causes damage in Savannah, Georgia. (WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
Hurricane Matthew causes damage in Savannah, Georgia. (WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
H.V. Bailey looks at damage to a neighbor’s home at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, after Hurricane Matthew passed through Friday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
In this aerial photo, portions of SR A1A are washed out from Hurricane Matthew, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Flagler Beach, Fla. The damage from Matthew caused beach erosion, washed out some roads and knocked out power for more than 1 million customers in several coastal counties. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
AP Photo/Chris O’Meara
A police officer walks past the remnants of a home leveled by Hurricane Matthew after it hit the tiny beach community of Edisto Beach, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Members of the National Guard patrol through a flooded street after Hurricane Matthew hit the tiny beach community of Edisto Beach, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
The remnants of a home leveled by Hurricane Matthew sit along the beachfront as Chief of Police George Brothers talks on the radio after Hurricane Matthew hit the tiny beach community of Edisto Beach, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Rob Jakoby and his son Jake sweep debris off the eroded deck at his damaged beach home at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, after Hurricane Matthew passed through Friday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
A man looks at his neighbor’s battered beach at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, after Hurricane Matthew passed through Friday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
A police officer steps over the remnants of a home leveled by Hurricane Matthew after it hit the tiny beach community of Edisto Beach, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
A trailer is destroyed from a fallen tree in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew at Hilton Head, S.C., on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Matthew plowed north along the Atlantic coast, flooding towns and gouging out roads in its path. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins
A woman who identified herself as Valerie walks along flooded President Street after leaving her homeless camp after Hurricane Matthew caused flooding, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Savannah, Ga. Matthew plowed north along the Atlantic coast, flooding towns and gouging out roads in its path. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton
A soldier keeps traffic off a closed bridge a day after Hurricane Matthew moved up the coast Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in St. Augustine, Fla. Matthew spared Florida’s most heavily populated stretch from a catastrophic blow Friday but threatened some of the South’s most historic and picturesque cities with ruinous flooding and wind damage as it pushed its way up the coastline. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
AP Photo/John Bazemore
A U.S. Coast Guard plane flies over boarded up shops after Hurricane Matthew passed through St. Simons Island, Ga., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. A weakening Hurricane Matthew continued its march along the Atlantic coast Saturday, lashing two of the South’s most historic cities and some of its most popular resort islands, flattening trees, swamping streets and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Flood waters rise around cars parked on a street near the popular City Market in Charleston, S.C., during Hurricane Matthew on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. The storm moved along the South Carolina coast with the worst winds hitting Charleston on Saturday morning. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)
AP Photo/Bruce Smith
Sammantha Weber looks over storm damage from Hurricane Matthew at the Casablanco Inn Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in St. Augustine , Fla. Matthew plowed north along the Atlantic coast, flooding towns and gouging out roads in its path. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
AP Photo/John Bazemore
A tree and power lines blown over by Hurricane Matthew lay across a road on St. Simons Island, Ga., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Matthew plowed north along the Atlantic coast, flooding towns and gouging out roads in its path. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Andy Jones clears away limbs from a tree blocking a road after it fell over from Hurricane Matthew on St. Simons Island, Ga., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Matthew plowed north along the Atlantic coast, flooding towns and gouging out roads in its path. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
A fallen tree from Hurricane Matthew blocks the road on St. Simons Island, Ga., after residents were ordered to evacuate, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Debris litters a road after it washed over from Hurricane Matthew on St. Simons Island, Ga., Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Noah Simons steers as his car is pushed out of flood waters caused by Hurricane Matthew, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Hurricane Matthew spared Florida’s most heavily populated stretch from a catastrophic blow Friday but threatened some of the South’s most historic and picturesque cities with ruinous flooding and wind damage as it pushed its way up the coastline. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Debbie Tait checks on sand bags in the entrance to her hardware store as the street floods with water from Hurricane Matthew in downtown Brunswick, Ga., Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. She and her husband plan on riding the storm out in their store which has been in his family for 90 years. “We’re not going anywhere. It’s our livelihood,” said Tait. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Debbie Tait, stands behind sand bags in the entrance to her hardware store as the street floods with water from Hurricane Matthew in downtown Brunswick, Ga., Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. She and her husband plan on riding the storm out in their store which has been in his family for 90 years. “We’re not going anywhere. It’s our livelihood,” said Tait. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Robert Nicotra braves the wind and rain along the beach on the Isle of Palms, S.C., as Hurricane Matthew approaches, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
AP Photo/Mic Smith
A car rests in a ditch on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 in Longwood, Fla. Hurricane Matthew scraped Florida’s Atlantic coast early Friday, toppling trees onto homes and knocking out power to more than a half-million people but sparing some of the most heavily populated stretches of shoreline the catastrophic blow many had feared. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel via AP
Brian Johns is hit by a wave as he tries to video the effects of Hurricane Matthew, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Brian Johns walks through waters from a storm surge as debris litters the ground while he tries to video the effects of Hurricane Matthew, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Brian Johns is hit by a wave as he tries to video the effects of Hurricane Matthew, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
A motorist drives down flooded street in St. Augustine, Fla., as Hurricane Matthew moves up the Florida coast Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. Matthew was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane overnight, and its storm center, or eye, hung just offshore Friday morning as it moved up the coastline, sparing communities the full force of its 120 mph winds. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
AP Photo/John Bazemore
Kaleigh Black, 14, left, and Amber Olsen, 12, run for cover as a squall with rain and wind from the remnants of Hurricane Matthew pelt them as they explore the Cocoa Beach Pier on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Cocoa Beach, Fla. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP
Brian Clarke views the Hurricane Matthew storm damage in the courtyard at the Bay Towers apartments in Titusville, Fla., Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP
Bull River Yacht Club Dock Master Robert Logan leaves the dock after finishing up storm preparations as Hurricane Matthew makes its way up the East Coast, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Savannah, Ga. Authorities warned that the danger was far from over, with hundreds of miles of coastline in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina still under threat of torrential rain and dangerous storm surge as the most powerful hurricane to menace the Atlantic Seaboard in over a decade pushed north. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton
Reaves Tuthill walks on a submerged dock at the Vero Beach Yacht Club, after checking on his boat in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Vero Beach, Fla. Matthew continues moving north along Florida’s east coast. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
AP Photo/Lynne Sladky
Electronic devices covered in mud stand outside an office destroyed by Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Two days after the storm rampaged across the country’s remote southwestern peninsula, authorities and aid workers still lack a clear picture of what they fear is the country’s biggest disaster in years. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery
Michael Blackman, left, and Sam Titus board up a bar a few blocks off the beach Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Hurricane Matthew continues to churn its way toward Florida’s east coast. The bar is planning on staying open during Matthew. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
AP Photo/Chris O’Meara
Waves from Hurricane Matthew batter a boat dock Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in St. Augustine , Fla. Matthew was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane overnight, and its storm center hung just offshore as it moved up the Florida coastline, sparing communities its full 120 mph winds. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
AP Photo/John Bazemore
Waves from Hurricane Matthew crash against a bridge Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in St. Augustine, Fla. Matthew was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane overnight, and its storm center hung just offshore as it moved up the Florida coastline, sparing communities its full 120 mph winds. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
AP Photo/John Bazemore
A billboard canvas flaps in the wind after Hurricane Matthew passed off shore, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in North Palm Beach, Fla. Matthew was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane overnight with the strongest winds of 120 mph just offshore as the storm pushed north, threatening hundreds of miles of coastline in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
Austin Massett runs through a area beginning to flood as Hurricane Matthew moves closer to St. Augustine, Fla., Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. Matthew was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane overnight, and its storm center hung just offshore as it moved up the Florida coastline, sparing communities its full 120 mph winds. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
AP Photo/John Bazemore
A police officer tries to shield himself from winds from Hurricane Matthew behind statue as he checks his cell phone Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in St. Augustine , Fla. Matthew was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane overnight, and its storm center hung just offshore as it moved up the Florida coastline, sparing communities its full 120 mph winds. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
AP Photo/John Bazemore
A couple walks along the shoreline after Hurricane Matthew passed off shore, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Jupiter, Fla. Matthew was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane overnight with the strongest winds of 120 mph just offshore as the storm pushed north, threatening hundreds of miles of coastline in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
Sherry McMahon, left, and Joan Maddy, right, assess damage from Hurricane Matthew as they walk along a flooded street in a residential neighborhood along the Indian River, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Vero Beach, Fla. Matthew was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane overnight with the strongest winds of 120 mph just offshore as the storm pushed north, threatening hundreds of miles of coastline in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
AP Photo/Lynne Sladky
Cars avoid a tree limb on a leaf-strewn road after Hurricane Matthew passed off shore, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Jupiter, Fla. Matthew was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane overnight with the strongest winds of 120 mph just offshore as the storm pushed north, threatening hundreds of miles of coastline in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
Trees sway from heavy rain and wind from Hurricane Matthew in front of Exploration Tower early Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Matthew weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds near 120 mph, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says it’s expected to remain a powerful hurricane as it moves closer to the coast. (Craig Rubadoux/Florida Today via AP)
Craig Rubadoux/Florida Today via AP
An American flag is ripped to shreds from heavy rain and wind from Hurricane Matthew early Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Matthew weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds near 120 mph, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says it’s expected to remain a powerful hurricane as it moves closer to the coast. (Craig Rubadoux/Florida Today via AP)
Craig Rubadoux/Florida Today via AP
Traffic stacks up on I-75 North fleeing the coast and Hurricane Matthew on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, near McDonough. FEMA officials said Thursday that crews were deployed to emergency operation centers in Albany, Georgia, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The agency says more than 444,000 liters of water and 513,000 meals along with thousands of cots and blankets will be on site. Jim Butterworth, director at the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, says he expects the storm to arrive in coastal Georgia late Friday and continue through Saturday night. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP
Employees from the City of Deerfield Beach Environmental Services fill sandbags for residents on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Deerfield Beach, Fal. The city gave out sandbags to residents of Deerfield Beach in preparation for Hurricane Matthew, which is forecasted to hit South Florida late Thursday or early Friday. (Maria Lorenzino/Sun Sentinel via AP)
Maria Lorenzino/Sun Sentinel via AP
Margaret Bodchon, of Merritt Island, Fla., uses her smartphone under a battery operated lantern at a hotel Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Titusville, Fla. Hurricane Matthew is pass offshore of Florida’s east coast. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
AP Photo/Chris O’Meara
Lailoni Kent, 8, of Lake Worth, screams when the pull of the wave was stronger than she thought while playing on the beach and getting photos with her family on Lantana Beach while Hurricane Matthew created big waves, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Lantana, Fla. (Greg Lovett / The Palm Beach Post via AP)
Greg Lovett / The Palm Beach Post via AP
A departure board displays flight cancellations to Miami at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Airlines canceled hundreds of flights for Thursday and again Friday as Hurricane Matthew pelted the Florida coast with high winds and heavy rain. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Palm trees sway in high gusts of wind, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Vero Beach, Fla. Hurricane Matthew continues to make a path for Florida’s east coast from the Bahamas. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
AP Photo/Lynne Sladky
Power crews with Pike Electric from all over the United States including Texas, Georgia and North Caroline prepare their trucks in Pembroke Pines, Fla., for response as needed to power outages due to Hurricane Matthew Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Hurricane Matthew returned to Category 4 strength Thursday morning and could be producing “extremely dangerous” sustained winds of 145 mph by the time it approaches South Florida later today, the National Hurricane Center said. (Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP
A pair of swimmers take advantage of the high surf from winds associated with Hurricane Matthew Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Matthew steamed toward Florida with winds of 140 mph Thursday as hundreds of thousands of people across the Southeast boarded up their homes and fled inland to escape the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic coast in more than a decade. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
AP Photo/Chris O’Meara
Michael Blackman, left, and Sam Titus board up a bar a few blocks off the beach Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Hurricane Matthew continues to churn its way toward Florida’s east coast. The bar is planning on staying open during Matthew. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
AP Photo/Chris O’Meara
Lisa’s Gifts at the Daytona Beach Boardwalk and Pier stands closed and boarded up ahead of Hurricane Matthew in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Matthew steamed toward Florida with winds of 140 mph Thursday as hundreds of thousands of people across the Southeast boarded up their homes and fled inland to escape the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic coast in more than a decade. (Will Vragovic /Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Will Vragovic /Tampa Bay Times via AP
Fred Danise prepares lines to secure boats at the Fort Pierce City Marina, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Fort Pierce, Fla. Hurricane Matthew continues to make a path for Florida’s east coast from the Bahamas. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
AP Photo/Lynne Sladky
Clouds cover the sky over the beach near the Daytona Beach Boardwalk and Pier ahead of Hurricane Matthew in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Matthew steamed toward Florida with winds of 140 mph Thursday as hundreds of thousands of people across the Southeast boarded up their homes and fled inland to escape the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic coast in more than a decade. (Will Vragovic /Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Will Vragovic /Tampa Bay Times via AP
Ryan Bell and Emily Vulpi walk along the beach ahead of Hurricane Matthew in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Matthew steamed toward Florida with winds of 140 mph Thursday as hundreds of thousands of people across the Southeast boarded up their homes and fled inland to escape the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic coast in more than a decade. (Will Vragovic /Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Will Vragovic /Tampa Bay Times via AP
People stand on the pier as waves crash below as Hurricane Matthew approaches on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 in St. Augustine, Fla. Leaving more than 100 dead in its wake across the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew steamed toward heavily populated Florida with terrifying winds of 140 mph Thursday, and 2 million people across the Southeast were warned to flee inland. (Matt Stamey/The Gainesville Sun via AP)
Matt Stamey/The Gainesville Sun via AP
A life guard patrols a the beach ahead of Hurricane Matthew Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Jacksonville Beach , Fla. Leaving more than 100 dead in its wake across the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew steamed toward heavily populated Florida with terrifying winds of 140 mph Thursday, and 2 million people across the Southeast were warned to flee inland. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
AP Photo/John Bazemore
Two men run for cover as rain ahead of Hurricane Matthew begins to fall Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Jacksonville Beach , Fla. Leaving more than 100 dead in its wake across the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew steamed toward heavily populated Florida with terrifying winds of 140 mph Thursday, and 2 million people across the Southeast were warned to flee inland. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
AP Photo/John Bazemore
Onlookers take photos of the waves and wind churned up by Hurricane Matthew at Ocean Inlet Park, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Boynton Beach, Fla. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm’s maximum sustained winds had strengthened to 140 mph as of late Thursday morning and were expected to maintain their strength as the storm approaches the Florida coast. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
Two swimmers take advantage of the high surf with winds associated with Hurricane Matthew Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Matthew steamed toward Florida with winds of 140 mph Thursday as hundreds of thousands of people across the Southeast boarded up their homes and fled inland to escape the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic coast in more than a decade. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
AP Photo/Chris O’Meara
People settle in at the shelter at Boynton Beach Community High School as Hurricane Matthew makes its way toward South Florida, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Hurricane Matthew steamed toward heavily populated Florida with terrifying winds of 140 mph Thursday, and 2 million people across the Southeast were warned to flee inland. (Jim Rassol/Sun Sentinel via AP)
Jim Rassol/Sun Sentinel via AP
The first outer bands of rain from Hurricane Matthew pass over downtown Orlando, Fla., Thursday evening, Oct. 6, 2016. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP
A monitor shows cancelled flights in and out of the Palm Beach International airport in the afternoon as Hurricane Matthew advances, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Officials at Florida’s major airports are monitoring conditions as Hurricane Matthew bears down on Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
Park guests depart from Universal Studios, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. Leaving more than 100 dead in its wake across the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew steamed toward heavily populated Florida with terrifying winds of 140 mph Thursday, and 2 million people across the Southeast were warned to flee inland. In inland Orlando, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and SeaWorld announced plans to close early today (AP Photo/Janelle Cogan)
AP Photo/Janelle Cogan
A man and a woman walk on the beach as waves, wind and start ahead of Hurricane Matthew Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Jacksonville Beach , Fla. Leaving more than 100 dead in its wake across the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew steamed toward heavily populated Florida with terrifying winds of 140 mph Thursday, and 2 million people across the Southeast were warned to flee inland. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
AP Photo/John Bazemore
Damage at a park from Hurricane Matthew on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Savannah, Ga. (WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
An uprooted tree is shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Savannah, Ga. (WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
Flooding in Savannah, Ga., in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. (WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
A fallen tree covers the front lawn of a home in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Savannah, Ga. (WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
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