Category 3 Hurricane Matthew swept up eastern Florida today , deliver heavy rainfall , 100 mph gusts , and powerful waves all along the coast . The tempest continues to march northward toward Georgia and South Carolina , with deadly six to nine foot surges possible into weekend .

Mercifully , Matthew has stay far enough off Florida ’s coast to fend off inflicting maximum hurt . Nevertheless , prototype of storm spate flooding have been hitting the social metier feeds all sidereal day , and they are reasonably striking .

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— Katie Jeffries ( @Katie_Jeffries)October 7 , 2016

A side - by - side with@jeffgoodell ’s picture of downtown St. Augustine right now.#Matthewpic.twitter.com / xgyDLmImkJ

— Zack Fradella ( @ZackFradellaWx)October 7 , 2016

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St Augustine#HurricaneMatthewpic.twitter.com/7Zbl9uRWt7

— Jeff Goodell ( @jeffgoodell)October 7 , 2016

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Matthew is wait to weaken gradually as it churns up the monetary value , hitting Georgia and South Carolina with Category 2 - 3 forcefulness . The National Hurricane Centerwarnsthat “ life peril ” billow is possible from Cocoa Beach , Florida all the style up to Cape Fear , North Carolina , over the next 36 hours .

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New video of wave hitting my house!@WESH#HurricaneMatthewpic.twitter.com / t9lEQocCr8

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— Grant Lynch ( @Grant__Lynch)October 7 , 2016

Getting strong malarkey now in Daytona Beach.#HurricaneMatthewpic.twitter.com / K8IWRoZRB0

— Mike Lovecchio ( @mikelovecchio)October 7 , 2016

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HurricaneMatthewriver storm surge strikes Douglas Park in Indialantic@Florida_Today#Brevardpic.twitter.com / WGDoy8KBYI

— Rick Neale ( @RickNeale1)October 7 , 2016

After dealing adirect and devastating blow to Haitiearlier in the week , Matthew ’s hotly - anticipated US comer feels a bit temper . That makes us favourable : but it ’s significant to remember that a fragile course correction , or the onset of hurricane winds in conjugation with gamey lunar time period , could change the coastal situation in a second . As President Obamanotedearlier today , Matthew is “ still a really dangerous hurricane , ” and everyone in its path needs to abide vigilant .

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