Caribbean Prepares for Hurricane Matthew

(October 3, 2016) – Hurricane Matthew is closing in on delivering a potentially catastrophic strike on Haiti, and will also impact parts of Jamaica, eastern Cuba and the Bahamas. Late this week and into the weekend, portions of the coastal southeastern U.S. states could see impacts from Matthew. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its 5 p.m. ET advisory, “While there remains significant uncertainty in the track of Matthew in the long range, the threat to Florida and the southeastern U.S. coast has increased.” Full report.