With the hours counting down until Hurricane Matthew is expected to slam into the United States' southern Atlantic coast, widespread evacuations are taking effect as residents brace for the most powerful Atlantic storm in almost a decade.
After plowing through Haiti and Cuba as a Category 4 hurricane, it left a trail of devastation. Now a Category 3 hurricane, Matthew will strike the Bahamas with maximum sustained winds of up to 115 mph. By tonight or early Thursday morning, it's expected to become a Category 4 storm again, with winds up to 130 mph, as it nears Florida, according to an advisory issued at 8 a.m. Eastern time by the National Hurricane Center.
In South Carolina, at least half a dozen gas stations along the coast are out of fuel, but officials said the state is not experiencing any shortages. Gov. Nikki Haley is ordering an evacuation of South Carolina's coastal communities in phases because the storm has slowed slightly.
All U.S. airports remain open and fully operational. So far, flight cancellations are limited to flights to, from or through the Caribbean. The major airlines are offering customers waivers of change fees for flights to, from or through affected areas in the southeastern United States.
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