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Tropical Storm Laura forms — Threatens Florida and Gulf Coast By Karen Graham Tropical Storm Laura formed Friday in the eastern Caribbean and forecasters said it poses a potential hurricane threat to Florida and the U.S. Gulf Coast. A second storm also may hit the U.S. after running into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

Thanksgiving Monday washed out in Maritime provinces By Karen Graham What's left of Hurricane Matthew is wrecking havoc along the Canadian Maritimes, washing out roads and bridges, flooding neighborhoods and leaving thousands of families without power.

Death toll in U.S. rises as Hurricane Matthew moves out to sea By Karen Graham Post-tropical cyclone Matthew headed out to sea on Sunday after pummeling North Carolina with heavy rains that resulted in record-breaking flooding. The death toll from the storm is still rising.

Hurricane Matthew triggers major flooding in the Carolinas By Karen Graham Weakened to a Category 1 storm, Hurricane Matthew made landfall this morning southeast of McClellanville, South Carolina, bringing with it 75 mph winds and heavy rains.

Hurricane Matthew continues to track to the north-northwest By Karen Graham As Hurricane Matthew continues to crawl up the Florida coastline, attention is shifting to Georgia and South Carolina, where heavy rainfall and storm surge will cause major flooding in the low-lying coastal areas.

Folks, Hurricane Matthew is really, really dangerous By Karen Graham As monster Hurricane Matthew pulls away from the Bahamas, it has set its course for West Palm Beach, Florida and what's likely to turn into a long and possibly dangerous weekend for folks on the country's lower east coast.

Florida Governor on Hurricane — 'This storm will kill you' By Karen Graham Florida Governor Rick Scott made an impassioned plea to residents of the state to evacuate immediately, saying,"This storm will kill you." Hurricane Matthew is a very powerful Category 4 storm.

Florida preparing for 'a direct hit' from Hurricane Matthew By Karen Graham While aid teams in Haiti struggle to reach victims of Hurricane Matthew's fury, Florida Governor Rick Scott has been repeatedly warning Floridians to "prepare for a direct hit" from the monster storm.

Haiti left in ruins as Hurricane Matthew pounds eastern Cuba By Karen Graham Port-au-prince - After pounding Haiti all day Tuesday, Hurricane Matthew is laying waste to eastern Cuba as the monster storm continues on its northerly track toward the U.S. eastern coastline.

Haiti takes a beating as Hurricane Matthew wrecks havoc on island By Karen Graham Port-au-prince - Hurricane Matthew came ashore near Les Anglais in western Haiti at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning, hitting the impoverished country with 145 mph winds and storm surges of up to 10 feet, killing one man in the beach town of Port Salut.

Hurricane Matthew zeroes in on Haiti and Jamaica — Eyes SE U.S. By Karen Graham Port-au-prince - The Atlantic's most powerful hurricane in almost a decade is poised to deliver a potentially devastating blow to the Caribbean tonight and Tuesday. U.S. authorities are now preparing for a possible landfall along the southeastern coast later in the week.

As threat from Hurricane grows, some in Haiti resist evacuating By Karen Graham Port-au-prince - Haiti, the Caribbean's poorest and most vulnerable country is bracing today for mega-hurricane Matthew. The eye of the Category 4 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph is expected to pass close to the southwestern tip of Haiti Monday night.

Hurricane Matthew now a catastrophic threat to Haiti and Jamaica By Karen Graham Matthew is now a furious and dangerous hurricane packing 145 mph (230 kph) winds as it bears down on Haiti and Jamaica, a scenario that could very well be catastrophic to the two island countries.

Hurricane Matthew turns to the north-northwest toward Jamaica By Karen Graham Category 4 Hurricane Matthew is finally moving away from the Colombian coast tonight, on a track that is carrying the powerful storm in a north-northwest direction across the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea.

Dangerous Hurricane Matthew churns toward Jamaica and Haiti By Karen Graham Jamaica and Haiti are bracing for a very powerful Hurricane Matthew this weekend as the storm is expected to clobber the island nations on Monday.

Hurricane Matthew now strongest Hurricane since Felix in 2007 By Karen Graham Hurricane Matthew became a major storm earlier on Friday and quickly intensified through the day. Matthew is now a Category 5 storm and has become a threat to Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Bahamas.

Hurricane Matthew continues to rapidly intensify By Karen Graham Hurricane Matthew has intensified and is now classified as a Category 4 storm by the NHC as of 5:00 p.m. on Friday. A hurricane watch has now been issued for Jamaica.

Category 3 Hurricane Matthew expected to strengthen even more By Karen Graham Hurricane Matthew strengthened into a Category 2 storm during the night, but while writing this report, the NHC advisory at 11:00 a.m. upgraded Matthew to a Category 3 storm.

Hurricane Matthew continues to track west for next few days By Karen Graham Matthew is now a Category 1 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center's 2:00 p.m. advisory on Thursday. Matthew is the 13th named hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane season.

Tropical storm Matthew forms suddenly in Caribbean By Kev Hedges Tropical storm Matthew has formed in the southern Caribbean and is threatening to upgrade to a hurricane as it heads towards Honduras, Guatemala and Belize by tomorrow night (Friday).

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