Hurricane Matthew have wrought havoc on everything in its path. Earlier warnings said that it will first hit the Caribbean coast, particularly Haiti and Cuba, and people are adviced to prepare for the worse. And then it happened.
It first struck tiny Haiti Tuesday, bringing in its fury with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220km/h) and gustiness of 165 mph (270km/h). Aside from the wind, the hurricane also brought heavy rains averaging 15 to 40 in (38 to 100 cm) of water submerging almost all areas.
The storm then moved to Cuba after ripping Haiti. Earlier reports said that it made its landfall on the eastern tip of Cuba at around 8 pm ET. Cuba felt the fury of the powerful category 4 and leave the country also devastated. Now, it's heading towards the US coast, expecting to hit Florida coast and South Carolina.
According to USA Today, Hurricane Matthew still carries its Category 4 intensity heading Florida and South Carolina. It is expected to displace more than 1 million people in the area as they are bracing for fury that they never experienced for almost a decade.
The report also said that hurricane winds will be felt in Florida midday Thursday and it is expected to remain there until Friday. Florida Gov. Rick Scott advised all residents to prepare for power outages and ordered to evacuate all people living near the coast.
Earlier reports also said that Hurricane Matthew will have the same path when Hurricane Hazel makes its landfall in 1954. It also believes it is the strongest storm since Hurricane Felix attained Category 5 status in 2007.
On a separate report by Charlotte Observer, South Carolina and Charlotte are also getting ready for Matthew's arrival starting Friday. Bottled water from supermarkets are out of stock and most people are evacuating to a safer shelter.
The report also says that North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory already declared a state of emergency in all counties in central and eastern North Carolina. In South Carolina, transportation officials are also preparing for fuel stocks.
