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Hurricane Matthew Lashes Florida With 100 MPH Winds, 2 Dead as Over 1 Million Lose Power
ABC News ^ | Oct 7, 2016, 3:38 PM ET

Posted on 10/07/2016 12:52:15 PM PDT by Dave346

Hurricane Matthew battered the Florida coast today with powerful winds, potentially devastating storm surges and torrential rain, leaving over 1 million people without power as officials made last-minute appeals for any remaining holdouts to get out of harm's way.

Matthew also claimed its first U.S. victims after officials in St. Lucie County, Florida, said two people died overnight when emergency officials could not get to them because of the storm's strong winds.

One victim, a woman in her late 50s, died from cardiac arrest, according to St. Lucie fire department officials. Crews could not safely respond to her location and the woman died by the time crews arrived, officials said.

Later in the night, there was a report of an unconscious 82-year-old man breathing with difficulty. "When it was deemed safe for emergency vehicles to travel it was reported to first responders that the patient had been taken to the hospital," according to officials. The man was later declared dead.

The hurricane has already claimed hundreds of lives as it tore through Haiti and other Caribbean nations.

The National Hurricane Center downgraded the storm to a Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds at 2 a.m. ET today. The deadly storm could produce a potentially devastating storm surge of up to 10 feet over about 500 miles of coast that stretches from Florida, to Georgia and up into South Carolina.

As of 2 p.m. ET, Hurricane Matthew was 60 miles southeast of Jacksonville, Florida.

Severe flooding struck the beach in Jacksonville this afternoon, inundating the area with water and crushing dunes.

The storm is expected to move near or over the coast of northeast Florida and the coast of Georgia through tonight, then near or over the coast of South Carolina on Saturday.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: fl; florida; hurricane; hurricanematthew; matthew
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To: Dave346

“emergency officials could not get to them because of the storm’s strong winds.”

It has been widely announced that no Emergency Worker will go out in any wind over 45 mph.

I cry foul — this is what we get from unionized forces.


21 posted on 10/07/2016 1:16:50 PM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: Dave346

They got their deaths. Of course its speculation whether the deaths were truly caused by the storm. .. esp. the 80+ year old man.


22 posted on 10/07/2016 1:17:58 PM PDT by Mercat (French toilets are the weirdest I've seen yet.)
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To: Donglalinger

One of my all time favorite vids


23 posted on 10/07/2016 1:18:57 PM PDT by LivingNet
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To: Donglalinger

LOL. That water is really deep!


24 posted on 10/07/2016 1:19:17 PM PDT by Cecily
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Yes, the media and the government lie all the time and even a lot of freepers believe the media and government.


25 posted on 10/07/2016 1:19:56 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama has given away the Internet to the UN which 57 Muslim countries control)
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To: Dave346

Only TWO dead that appeared to be on their way out anyway, storm or not, and only 300 deaths in Haiti.

The Enemy Media is greatly saddened and not having a very good week, body-count wise!

Jerks.


26 posted on 10/07/2016 1:20:35 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: Dave346

The poor old woman probably died from a heart attack after watching Shemp Smith saying everyone on the east coast will be dead in 24 hours


27 posted on 10/07/2016 1:22:31 PM PDT by Donglalinger
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To: Donglalinger

Some posters on that thread probably ganged up on you and complained to the moderators. They were attacking me too and if I would have kept it up fighting them then they might have gotten me on there too


28 posted on 10/07/2016 1:23:18 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama has given away the Internet to the UN which 57 Muslim countries control)
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To: Dave346
Sounds like those two might have died anyway, unnoticed if it wasn't for Matthew.
They died *in* the storm, not killed *by* the storm.
Either way, R.I.P.

29 posted on 10/07/2016 1:24:37 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: Dave346
Unfortunately Shemp won't be covering the funerals


30 posted on 10/07/2016 1:25:41 PM PDT by Donglalinger
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To: Democrat_media

“Some posters on that thread probably ganged up on you and complained to the moderators. They were attacking me too and if I would have kept it up fighting them then they might have gotten me on there too”

Fear mongers and Junior meteorologists with Millibar updates every 5 minutes


31 posted on 10/07/2016 1:28:08 PM PDT by Donglalinger
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To: Dave346

First responders and emergency crews shouldn’t have to risk their lives for idiots who decided to ride it out after being warned to get out.


32 posted on 10/07/2016 1:28:43 PM PDT by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: COBOL2Java

And duct taped his red Katrina cap on.


33 posted on 10/07/2016 1:29:23 PM PDT by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Dave346

According to this graphic from the National Hurricane Center, Florida has seen hurricane force winds from Vero Beach to St. Augustine Beach. In reality, no coastal stations have reported hurricane force winds at all.

34 posted on 10/07/2016 1:30:35 PM PDT by SSS Two
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To: SoFloFreeper

Likely they caused their own deaths by working themselves up into a panic.


35 posted on 10/07/2016 1:31:22 PM PDT by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Dave346

36 posted on 10/07/2016 1:31:46 PM PDT by Donglalinger
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To: Dave346

A) The “dirty” side of the storm (right side) will remain out to sea. This contains the most destructive winds and precipitation.

2) The eye appears to be remaining out over the ocean. The storm surge should be very limited, as this hugs the eye.


37 posted on 10/07/2016 1:32:17 PM PDT by fwdude (If we keep insisting on the lesser of two evils, that is exactly what they will give us from now on.)
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To: Dave346; flaglady47; Maine Mariner; ExTexasRedhead; JulieRNR21; Bob Ireland
These two deaths were not caused by the hurricane.

The coroners' reports should state causes of death as "suicides", i.e., willful failure to get out of Dodge before sunset.

Leni

38 posted on 10/07/2016 1:35:41 PM PDT by MinuteGal (GO, TRUMP !!!..........GO, PENCE !!!)
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To: Donglalinger

THAT is hilarious.


39 posted on 10/07/2016 1:35:51 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Hillary & Huma SUPPORT those who support CLITORECTOMIES for little girls...SICKOS)
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To: Dave346


40 posted on 10/07/2016 1:36:10 PM PDT by Donglalinger
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