Selen Hernandez of Deerfield Beach loads water into his car at BJ's Wholesale Club in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 5. Water was flying off the shelves in the tri-county area in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew.
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Tanner, left, and Debbie Hrobak, of Port St. Lucie, install storm shutters ahead of Hurricane Matthew on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at Billy Bones Bait-N-Tackle South in Stuart, Fla.
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Hurricane Matthew likely won't strike the U.S. for another day -- but after seeing its devastating impact on Haiti on October 4, many are not taking chances. They've raided stores for supplies, waited in seemingly endless gas station lines and evacuated their homes as the storm threatens much of the East Coast.
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Patrons wait in line for gas at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla. as central Floridians prepare for the anticipated strike of Hurricane Matthew, Wednesday, Oct. 5.
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This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, Oct. 05, at 12:45 a.m. shows both current active tropical cyclones in view moving away from the Caribbean, with Hurricane Matthew north of the eastern edge of Cuba, and Tropical Storm Nicole located out over the western Atlantic to the northeast of Matthew. Matthew is currently at category 4 strength with maximum sustained winds up to 125 mphH. Matthew will continue to move northward away from the Caribbean, though its outer bands are still impacting Hispaniola, and Haiti continues to bear the full impact of Matthew with heavy rains and strong winds.
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Beth Johnson fills up her car after waiting in line at a Sunoco gas station in advance of Hurricane Matthew in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 4. Hurricane Matthew is expected to affect the South Carolina coast by the weekend. Gov. Nikki Haley announced Tuesday that, unless the track of the storm changes, the state will issue an evacuation order Wednesday to help get 1 million people inland from the coast.
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Lance Gilliam, a Palm Beach native who moved to the Savannah area two years ago, surfs waves on the north end of Tybee as effects of Hurricane Matthew are already being seen in a larger and rougher tide, Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Tybee Island, Ga. Hurricane Matthew was on track to rake Florida before spinning up the East Coast.
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Gas pumps are empty at a Shell gas station after customers filled their gas tanks in advance of Hurricane Matthew in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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Eric Dunn sit on the northern end of Tybee Island's beach watching larger than average waves roll in as a result of approaching Hurricane Matthew, Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Tybee Island, Ga.
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Yorick Bain uses a drill to secure plywood over the windows of a Dunkin Donuts store in downtown Nassau, Bahamas, Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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People watch from the other side of the La Digue river as water roars past the destroyed Petit Goave bridge, as Hurricane Matthew passes over, in Petit Goave, Haiti, Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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A house with its roof torn off by the winds caused by Hurricane Matthew stands in Leogane, Haiti. Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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A resident runs in a flooded street as Hurricane Matthew roars over Baracoa, Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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The high winds and rain of Hurricane Matthew roar over the waterfront of Baracoa, Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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The high winds of Hurricane Matthew roar over Baracoa, Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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Jahvez Roberts loads sand bags into the trunk of a car for a customer at Roberts Trucking company in the Eastern district of Nassau, Bahamas, Tuesday, Oct. 4. The rock and sand depot was overwhelmed by the demand of residents who fear widespread flooding throughout the island of New Providence as Hurricane Matthew threatens the entire Bahama Island chain.
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Andrell Dames loads sand into bags for customers at Roberts Trucking company in the Eastern district of Nassau, Bahamas, Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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Two boys float in an old wooden box in an area flooded by heavy rains caused by Hurricane Matthew, in La Puya slum, in the Arroyo Hondo creek in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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A structure lies on the ground, brought down by the winds of Hurricane Matthew in Leogane, Haiti. Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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A girl watches as authorities arrive to evacuate people from her house in Tabarre, Haiti, Monday.
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