Hurricane Central Hurricane Matthew's U.S. Impacts: Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Damaging Winds, Flooding Rainfall October 06 2016 12:15 AM EDT weather.com 01:22 Hurricane Teddy Bringing Big Waves to New England Coast Hurricane Teddy is bringing heavy rain and big waves as it moves toward Atlantic Canada. At a Glance Matthew will hammer parts of Florida starting Thursday.

The hurricane will also pound portions of Georgia and the Carolinas Friday into the weekend.

Damaging winds, storm surge flooding, and battering surf are among the impacts. This is a major, developing weather story. For the very latest on Hurricane Matthew, check out our latest, comprehensive forecast here . Hurricane Matthew is set to deliver a devastating blow to eastern Florida starting Thursday night, and then will hammer areas farther north up the coast in Georgia and the Carolinas Friday into the weekend. (MORE: Interactive Storm Tracker | Hurricane Central) PHOTOS: Hurricane Matthew <img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/gettyimages-614190546.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/gettyimages-614190546.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/gettyimages-614190546.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > 1 of 299 Chris Moore walks down Martin Luther King Blvd. on October 12, 2016 in Lumberton, North Carolina. Hurricane Matthew's heavy rains ended over the weekend, but flooding is still expected for days in North Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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