Hurricane Matthew made its way along Florida’s east coast on Friday (Oct. 7), largely sparing Miami and parts of South Florida, though it is still expected to bring more than a foot of rain and 9-foot storm surges, the AP reports. It arrived off the coast of Daytona Beach in the morning, after being downgraded to a Category 3 storm.
Reporters, storm chasers, and locals recorded Matthew’s arrival on the central Florida coast: