Matthew could be first hurricane in a decade to ravage Florida's east coast

Hurricane Matthew is bearing down on the southeast U.S. coast from Florida to Georgia and the Carolinas. Matthew is a big, dangerous Category 4 storm packing winds over 120 miles per hour, several feet of storm surge and waves up to 30 feet high.

MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner said Matthew will likely strafe Florida's pricey east coast real estate with hurricane force winds starting Thursday. But there's still big uncertainty in the precise forecast track. In this edition of The Weather Lab with Paul Huttner, we looked into the possible effects of Hurricane Matthew.

According to Paul: "We knew this could happen eventually. If Matthew takes the track along the coast, it could generate multi-billion dollar losses from Florida through the Carolinas. Meteorologically speaking, it's a worst case scenario: a major hurricane track paralleling the east coast and feeding off extremely warm waters from the Atlantic and Gulf Stream as it tears northeast."

To hear the entire conversation, select the audio link above.

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