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Post-Matthew: Buying a hurricane-ready home provides peace of mind

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Robert Hahn Jr. of Palm Coast had less to worry about than most people when Hurricane Matthew, the monster storm storm packing winds of 90 mph hit Central Florida, thanks to his hurricane-ready home.

Post-Hurricane Matthew: Damage forces temporary closure of New Smyrna Beach Municipal Sports Complex

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Damage from Hurricane Matthew of the city's municipal sports complex, 1800 Turnbull Bay Road, means it won't reopen until an assessment is done and repairs made, a city official said.

Post-Hurricane Matthew: Volusia County gov't closed Monday, but Supervisor of Elections Office will be open for voter registration

DELAND, Fla -- Although county offices will be closed on Monday due to clean up from Hurricane Matthew; the Department of Elections will be open from 8 am to 5 pm.
 

Matthew Fatality: DeLand woman posted hurricane Facebook meme that eerily foreshadowed her own death the next day

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Betty Jean Lappin Cogley was upset by the social media message her sister, Susan Lappin Mathes of DeLand, posted the day before she was killed when a tree fell on her after she went outside to feed her animals during Hurricane Mathew.

Calm Before The Storm: I-4 traffic heavy from Daytona Beach area with Hurricane Matthew lurking

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It's the proverbial calm before the storm here in Central Florida, but there's also that uneasy feeling among locals who chose not to join others in bumper-to-bumper traffic leaving the greater daytona Daytona Beach area heading west on Interstate 4 with Hurricane Matthew lurking on this Thursday evening with storm surges of 11 feet and higher up to the Intracvoastal Waterway by sunrise. 

Volusia County: Hurricane Matthew wind threat could be 'extreme' for greater Daytona Beach; beachside residents urged to evacuate; bridges to be locked down Thursday eve

Create: Wed, 10/05/2016 - 16:35
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Powerful Hurricane Matthew is forecast to move northwest through the lower Bahamas this afternoon, then take aim on East Central Florida and approach the coast, passing very close to greater Daytona Beach's coastline coastline Thursday night and Friday.