Hurricane MATTHEW [Chart Moving Westward]

www.nhc.noaa.gov ^ | 03 October 2016 5:PM EST | Staff

[GOPJ]

“I have declared a state of emergency in every Florida county due to the severity and magnitude of Hurricane Matthew,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Monday afternoon.” USA Today -1 hour ago

The downside for those of us living in Florida...

[Moose47]

Sorry, but I thought the headline was referring to major blowhard Chrissy Matthews.

[billyboy15]

In fact if this hurricane hits Donald Trump is the one that could really make hay
by spending some money, offering and using his airplane for supplying aid and doing whatever he can do.

[Fiji Hill]

Lol, so you think a hurricane is going to help a candidate?

Sandy is said to have helped Obama in 2012.

[lodi90]

Anything that keeps the topic off Hillary’s criminality is a win for her.

[huckfillary]

You mean the more it will tear up Cuba.

[halfright]

I am in Palm Coast. 5 Miles from beach. It has moved a LOT west in last 24 hours. We are now in the cone. Can’t do anything about it... I have about half the house on professionally installed crossover switch with a Honda genny. Just want to get 5 cases of water..Should be fine for up to a week unless we have structural damage.

[Hojczyk]

Most of the rain will fall on the right side

Could be a real flood threat along the east coast north of Georgia

[glorgau]

Haiti takes it in the shorts again.

[edh]

Yeah ... Miami could see some substantial damage if it remains a Cat. 5.

Looks like the Bahamas are going to get hit pretty hard as well. Not good.

Hopefully Cuba acts as a barrier of sorts and helps to reduce the intensity of the hurricane.

[Karl Spooner]

Be assured the Clintons will feel your pain.

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[Howe_D_Dewty]

I am in coastal Georgia and I will be alright but I am concerned about family in Eastern North Carolina and you folks in coastal Virginia.

[sailor76]

That’s a pretty cruel thing to say.

When was the last time you were in Miami? It could use a flush.

[ilovesarah2012]

I grew up in Hialeah and have family that still lives there.

[palmer]

Cuba's mountains will knock it down to a 2 or 3 at most. Then it would have to hook left to Miami and that's not in the cards. The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926

did not hit any islands. The most expensive hurricane of all time in adjusted dollars (about 50% higher than Katrina).

[palmer]

That too.

[rockrr]

Crap - that’s gonna grind right up the coast.

[ameribbean expat]

After a big storm, insurance money flows into a community for about 18 months. Surprised to see Lowe’s and Home Depot both down for the day. Roofers are about to have a very nice Christmas.

[MichelleWSC3]

I’m in SC hoping it misses us - I lived through Hugo and don’t want a repeat

[sailor76]

I grew up in Hialeah

And you can speak English? Without a thick accent?

Miami hasn't culturally part of the United States for over 25 years. I used to live there, but fled because my neighbors refused to assimilate. Hialeah is one of the worst parts of Miami/Dade.

I have no sympathy for people who live in this country and who by choice refuse to learn and speak English.

Being an American is not about race, or color, it's about living with American values in American culture. Most people in Miami haven't done that and remain foreign interlopers on American soil.