'Say a prayer': Cat. 4 #Matthew with 145 mph winds about to make landfall in Haiti

U.S. & Haitian citizens are advised to locate shelter, monitor media reports, and follow all official instructions. #HurricaneMatthew https://t.co/0Oz0bRtY3n

— U.S. Embassy Haiti (@USEmbassyHaiti) October 4, 2016

The eyewall of Hurricane Matthew, now a category 4 storm with winds of up to 145 m.p.h., is about to strike the southern coast of Haiti on the Tiburon Peninsula with major flooding and property damage expected:

Say a prayer. Hurricane #Matthew is about to make landfall in Haiti. Winds of 145 with higher gusts. Could be a disaster. pic.twitter.com/jpl75dTkHc

— Eric Snitil (@EricSnitilWx) October 4, 2016

The latest #satellite shows #Hurricane #Matthew will make landfall within 2 hours, the strongest hurricane to hit #Haiti since 1964. pic.twitter.com/BXu5XnRaBu

— Met Office (@metoffice) October 4, 2016

Cat. 4 #Matthew is near landfall over the SE Haiti Peninsula this morning with 145 mph winds. @WWLTV pic.twitter.com/aVr86VFVjV

— Dave Nussbaum WWL-TV (@Dave_Nussbaum) October 4, 2016

Hurricane Matthew strengthens slightly as it nears Haiti and moves north https://t.co/XMmmaJgr8K via @WTKR3

— Myles Henderson (@MHendersonWTKR) October 4, 2016

24 hrs ago, Kume Is. stared down Chaba. Now, Haiti's western Tiburon Peninsula is doing the same to #Matthew. (Map: @wunderground) pic.twitter.com/zntxklk4r6

— Jonathan Erdman (@wxjerdman) October 4, 2016

The latest track has Matthew traveling slightly west, with Cuba and the Bahamas next to get hit, with the U.S. at considerable risk:

The path of Hurricane #Matthew has taken a farther turn west. Devastating storm from Haiti to Cuba to Bahamas. pic.twitter.com/KMs1NYlGgg

— Jeff Jamison (@JeffJamFTW) October 4, 2016

Hurricane warnings (red) for Haiti, eastern Cuba and Bahamas. Tropical Storm warning for Jamaica, Turks & Caicos. pic.twitter.com/WxwVIF5MJo

— Anthony Farnell (@AnthonyFarnell) October 4, 2016

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