Tropical bands of rain continue to push inland, and isolated, brief spin-up tornadoes will be possible in northeast Florida through the afternoon.
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“The most important thing to me is we don’t lose one life”, he said. “If you have a chance to evacuate, you’ve got to get out now. Take care of yourself”.
“Our equipment is lined up, our vehicles are ready, and we are finalizing details to be sure we can respond to outages as soon as we safely can, Mike Poston, vice president of retail operations, said in a statement”.
“People came to lift the rubble, and then we saw my wife who had died in the same spot”, Jean-Donald said, his young daughter by his side, crying “Mommy”. “Remember, Jacksonville has a lot of low-lying area, especially Nassau County”.
Governors in all of the mentioned states have declared states of emergency. “The needs are numerous: housing, drinking water, food, healthcare and so on”, Coderre said.
In Florida alone, 11 million people are in the storm’s path, CNBC reported. “The western eyewall of Matthew, which contains hurricane-force winds, is expected to move over or very near the coast of northeastern Florida and Georgia through tonight”. Scott had warned residents that the storm was capable of killing, causing local officials to close schools and public buildings well in advance.
Matthew skirted Florida on Friday morning with winds of up to 120 miles per hour (195 kph) but had not made landfall by the evening.
Matthew’s winds peaked at 160 miles per hour, briefly pushing the storm to Category 5 status on Friday, October 1st before weakening to a Category 4 the following morning. It would be a mistake to underestimate the danger that remains with this storm.
Coastal regions in Florida, Georgia and SC are in the storm’s predicted path as it is projected to travel parallel to the coastline while remaining just offshore.
Officials say they are consulting with the governor’s office and state and local law enforcement. If instructed to evacuate, don’t wait.
“The serious concern is that we don’t want people going outside when there are live power lines”, he said. “The most important thing you can do is keep you and your family safe”, the statement read. Swift water rescue teams and North Carolina National Guard resources are already staged in the areas of eastern North Carolina where they will likely be needed the most: Williamston, New Bern, Elizabethtown, Laurinburg and Sanford.
Jeff Dickey hefted a diesel-powered generator into his pickup truck Friday morning outside his waterfront home.
More than 29 000 homes were destroyed in southern Haiti alone. Airlines canceled more than 3,000 flights Thursday and Friday, many of them in or out of Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
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And Orlando’s world-famous theme parks – Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and SeaWorld – are all closed. Good news is, he’s somewhat remaining slightly off shore. Haiti’s government has estimated that at least 350,000 people need assistance in what is likely to be the country’s worst humanitarian crisis since the devastating natural disaster of January 2010.
