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Light which is so distincttive, anybody who covered hurricanes has seen repeatedly. you dont hear a sound of an explosion but it just is that light. >> reporter: you had me worried. im glad youre okay. when it comes to power lines trees fall, transformers blow. what is important to tell you though is that there are 16,000 and thats from one company alone, the most workmen they have ever sent out to do the work after the hurricane hits, after these winds die down. 16,000 people from florida power...

We are tracking hurricane matthew here, big storm surges and threaten the southern coast of the united states. not just florida but georgia and atlanta. we are expecting to hear from the governor, the governor of florida, rick scott, this hurricane is moving slowly and strong and it is intense. i want to bring in our wnbcs meteorologist, rafael miranda. some serious weather is coming in. >> thats right, matthew is still strengthening. it is category four storm of winds of 100 miles per hour. the...

And water srurges and the wind with dangerous objects thatll be flying through the air. but, a lot of the problems are going to come after this hurricane because undoubtedly, they are predicting at least 1.2 million people losing electricity in florida. i will tell you, i have lived through hurricanes where power was off for three weeks. thats a serious interference of peoples quality of life and businesses. >> thank you for being with us, we are hours away from hurricane landfill making land fa...

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