Hurricane Watch Issued For Florida As Matthew Approaches

A hurricane watch was issued Tuesday for parts of Florida’s Atlantic Coast as Hurricane Matthew slowly roared through the Caribbean, pounding tiny Haiti with heavy rain and powerful winds and tides. A "watch" means hurricane conditions could reach the U.S. coast within 48 hours. Matthew made landfall in Haiti on Tuesday, and the latest computer models predicted a path now edging closer to the U.S. East Coast, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported. The Category 4 hurricane hit southwestern Haiti with top sustained winds near 145 mph, the hurricane center said. Life-threatening rain and storm surge were expected in parts of Haiti.