Could trigger massive mudslides and devastating floods. Bob i pray that everybodys safe, and its not as bad as theyre predicting. Elizabeth the american coast also on alert. Four states of emergency and evacuations set to begin on wednesday in south carolina. Gov. Haley wherever you are on the coast, we want to make sure that you are 100 miles away from that. Elizabeth take a look at these empty store shelve long line outside a costco in florida. Residents are stocking up, after warnings from officials in florida to the carolinas. Dr. Knabb the weather could start going downhill in florida , Late Wednesday night into thursday. Hurricane watches are in effect. Now is the time to prepare. Elizabeth because of hurricane matthew, president obama canceled Campaign Events in florida tomorrow. Instead, were told hes head to fema headquarters, to stay on top of the storms developments. Elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. Joyce chief meteorologist mark storm path of hurricane matthew. Mark and i
In the upper 30s to lower 40s and wind chills in the 30s by morning. Hurricane matthew. Now a category a three. Is closing in on the florida coast. The massive storm is packing real concern it could produce deadly storm surges up to eleven feet. Jay gray is in florida with the latest. nats moving along the florida coast. Matthew is. In many areas. Overwhelming. We are already starting to see the impacts and its a monster. Violent winds. Sheets of rain. And a growing surf. With the potential in some areas of a storm surge up to 11feet. I am begging you to understand. These kind of storm es want to get caught up in. nats electricity has become a luxury in the strike zone. Tensofthousands have lost power and that number is expected to grow. More than 11 million along the east coast are currently under a hurricane warning. Airports across the region are closed. Businesses boarded up. And shelters are fillingup. sot ive been in florida all my life so i know how bad it can get. And it will l
Front with heavy rain at times. There is still a chance for showers this morning, then it clears out for this afternoon. Temps this morning are in the upper 60s, and that will be the high for the day as a brisk nw wind increases to 20 mph, and drops temps into the 50s by noon. Tonight is clear and chilly with lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s and wind chills in the 30s by morning. Hurricane matthew has claimed the lives of hundreds of rise. Those riding out the storm in florida are starting to feel the full impact of the hurricane this morning. Ann is taking a closer look at some of the damage already. Between florida. The carolinas. And georgia. Roughly two mllion people were told to leave their homes. Its the largest mandatory evacuation since Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Officials are warning homes and cut power to millions possibly for days. And First Responders may not be there to help. The hurricane is threatening to reach a category 4 level this morning. What does that mean exacty
Huicane maw. The porf threaten the thet . An a dade arriis b down on florida this is a look at vero beach, florida as matthew was s . M9iro hours south anho and o ra is s our have been recorded. And take a look at this crazy vi of noaas Hurricane Hunter planes. They actually send plane flying into the hurricane so scientists can collect data on the storm to help better predict where its headed. Of course well be standing on morning d hurricane all lastest right here on live at daybreak. Thanks vince. Meteorologist brian gotter joins us now. Where is the storm at right now brian and whats the timeline as we look throughout despite clouds and scattered showers, yesterday was warm and humid with highs in the lower 70s. Tshowers developed late last evening and overnight ahead of the cold front with heavy rain at times. There is still a chance for showers this morning, then it clears out for this afternoon. Temps this morning are will be the high for the day as a brisk nw wind increase to m
Key weiland also in this area. 56 miles away from hilton head right now, moving to the north at 12 miles per hour. All this water gets shoved in against the coast where it has no place to go and because of that we get the flood issues. We will continue to watch the hurricane very closely. Patrick matthew has already left a trail of damage along fl joyce abcs Marci Gonzalez shows us where its heading next. Reporter Hurricane Matthew northward up the coast, now slamming parts of georgia and the carolinas. The best thing now is to just hunker down, stay in a safe place, dont move, dont try and move around. Reporter stern warnings after the storm claimed at least four lives in florida and left behind a trail of damage. The ocean pouring over dunes in in downtown Saint Augustine , nearly two dozen people, including children, were at one point trapped by the rising water around this bed and breakfast. Farther south roads washed away while wind gusts topping 100 miles an hour tore down power