Matthew may affect FSU-Miami, Georgia-SC

Hurricane Matthew made landfall in south-western Haiti yesterday, triggering major floods and forcing thousands to flee the path of the deadly storm that has already claimed two lives in the poorest country in the Americas.

One of the boats lifted out by crane Tuesday at the Charlottetown Yacht Club.

Bottled water flew off supermarket shelves along Florida’s Atlantic Coast and SC prepared to evacuate more than 1 million people as the nation girded for Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful storm to smash through the region in nearly a decade.

“It’s much too early to know how bad things are, but we do know there are a lot of houses that have been destroyed or damaged in the south”, Jean-Baptiste said.

That protocol could include an evacuation notice, he said, but in this case the club has only sent an advisory.

A hurricane watch was in place for parts of Florida, which was already seeing rain bands from the storm. At least seven people have died from Matthew’s march through the Caribbean.

Gov. Rick Scott held a press conference Tuesday morning regarding Hurricane Matthew. It may not be until Wednesday before specifics on rain, wind, and possible storm surge may occur as a result of Matthew.

The Tampa Bay at Florida NHL preseason game scheduled for Thursday remains scheduled, for now – though the arena the Panthers call home was in the area under a hurricane watch. He had been too sick to leave for a shelter, officials said.

Hudson is concerned that the infrastructure in Haiti can’t handle Hurricane Matthew.

The flooding and higher water levels will initially be minor and will likely increase through Sunday as the storm moves north, Alexander said. A watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force winds, conditions that make outside preparations hard or unsafe. SC is still planning to host its Southeastern Conference football game against Georgia on Saturday night.

Haley said state officials would reverse lanes on major evacuation routes in SC. He moved to Florida from Montana in 2007, so Matthew would be his first storm. People will need to be 100 miles inland from the coast, and Haley said she expects the evacuation to begin at 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday. The storm is heading toward Cuba and the southeastern coast of Florida.

She said the buildings could barely withstand a rainstorm, let alone winds of 145 miles per hour in a category IV hurricane.

Hurricane Hermine became the first to strike Florida since Wilma in 2005 when it hit the eastern Panhandle on September 2 as a Category 1 storm, causing one death, storm surge damage to beachfront homes and downed trees and powerlines.

Miami was preparing for several contingencies, including potentially using the bubble at the Miami Dolphins’ facility if inclement weather keeps the Hurricanes off their own practice field later this week. Anywhere within 180 miles will see tropical storm conditions, Stroz. Matthew’s unusual southerly trek, with a sharp turn across the Caribbean, also gives forecasters little historical information to rely on.

By late afternoon, the cyclone was pounding the eastern tip of Cuba, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.