Hurricane Matthew hit the Bahamas overnight, on its way from the Caribbean to the Florida coast. The storm has already been deadly, killing at least 100 people in Haiti already and 140 people in the Caribbean. Here are videos of the storm in the Bahamas. Hurricane Matthew is now a Category 4 storm, with winds at 140 mph.
The GOES East satellite captured this image of Hurricane #Matthew in the Bahamas at 10:45 am on 10/ 6. More info at t.co/ILcB6wLQIV
On October 4, Prime Minister Perry Christie began ordering residents in Nassau, the country’s largest city, to evacuate because it was expected to take a “direct hit” from the hurricane. According to the Nassau Guardian, Matthew was a Category 3 storm when it reached the Bahamas, with winds reaching 125 miles per hour.
NBC News reports that the center of Matthew is expected to drop at least 15 inches of rain on the Bahamas, with storm surges as high as 15 feet.
The following video was posted by Kevin Bente, a student at the University of Miami who lives in Nassau.
It’s just getting stronger. It’s almost as if there are mesovorticies within the eyewall winds. Unreal stuff. #Matthew
Although the following tweet does not have video, the audio provides a hint of the storm’s winds.
Long night of howling winds from #HurricaneMatthew in #Eleuthera #Bahamas, but so far so good. Still too rough to go out & assess. 🙏🇧🇸
The Nassau Guardian reports that the Forecast Office in Nassau was evacuated, although the deputy director said there will be “no impact” on their ability to track the storm. The Guardian also reports that this is the first time a major hurricane has struck New Providence – the island where Nassau is on – since 1929. Over 70 percent of the Bahamanian population live on the island.
The following video was posted by a tourist visiting the Bahamas.
Video from our room. #HurricaneMatthew #Bahamas
Government offices have been shut down since 3 p.m. on Tuesday, The Bahamas Press notes.
New video in from CNN of strong wind in the #Bahamas. #HurricaneMatthew
The following video was shared by the Associated Press from overnight.
Hurricane Matthew has hammered the Bahamas, and is expected to intensify as it marches toward Florida t.co/PkRN6JOj9Z
The following video shows the effects at beaches.
Bahamas pounded by surf & wind as #HurricaneMatthew picks up power on its way towards Florida. t.co/x9Zl8Y4aPs (ABC/Zepeda/Bahamas)
Below is video Tribune 242 posted from Wednesday morning.
The wind is so strong that it blew out a window for a hotel room at the top floor of the building.
#HurricaneMatthew breaches out room on top floor (we weren’t inside).Hotel is doing great job w/guest safety. @BrunoPGiglio #Bahamas @nbc6
A police officer took this video of the storm in Nassau.
My friend’s cousin Garlan Rolle who is police officer in Nassau took this! Wow! #Matthew #Bahamas #HurricaneMatthew #wkrn
Here is another video of the extreme weather hitting the Bahamas.
This video shows flooding in the Bahamas.
NOW: #Bahamas flooding after #HurricaneMatthew. Standby for a LIVE report on @nbc6
Another dramatic video from ABC News shows a roof being blown off.
Dramatic video shows Hurricane Matthew blow roof off of house in Bahamas. Hurricane expected to hit Florida tonight. t.co/U9rHPlUz0p
Here’s another video from Thursday afternoon:
