At 5 a.m. Friday, Category 3 Matthew was located east-southeast of Cape Canaveral, about 40 miles offshore, heading north-northwest at 13 mph and moving parallel to Central Florida’s east coast, At 5 a.m. Friday, Category 3 Matthew was located east-southeast of Cape Canaveral, about 40 miles offshore, heading north-northwest at 13 mph and moving parallel to Central Florida’s east coast.
Forecasters predict storm surge in some areas could be as high as 11 feet and as many as 15 inches of rain could fall
Florida Power & Light reports 307,250 customers are without power
The National Weather Service warned that some places could be uninhabitable for weeks or months. The effects of the storm will be unlike any hurricane in decades, it said
At least 269 have died in the Caribbean, officials said — most of whom died in Haiti
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