Orlando will shut down all non-essential city services at noon Thursday while Orange County is still weighing options to close as Hurricane Matthew approaches.
Breaking News:
Hurricane Matthew is now steering a course directly for the southeastern United States, prompting widespread evacuations.
Tropical Storm Nicole formed Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean, but it does not pose a threat to land.
A hurricane watch in effect for parts of Florida, as Gov. Rick Scott urges residents up and down the Interstate 95 corridor to start preparing for "direct impacts" of Hurricane Matthew.
The fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade ripped into Haiti's southwestern peninsula early on Tuesday with 145 mile-per-hour winds and storm surges, killing at least one person and damaging homes.
Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful storm to strike the Caribbean in nine years, made landfall on Tuesday in southeastern Cuba.
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