Matthew pounds Bahamas, to intensify as approaches Florida

Hurricane Matthew was pounding portions of Central Bahamas early Thursday and was expected to intensify as it

Hurricane Matthew was pounding portions of Central Bahamas early Thursday and was expected to intensify as it approaches Florida, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. 


The Category 3 hurricane was about 295 miles (480 km) southwest of West Palm Beach, Florida with a maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph), the center said in an advisory. 


Matthew was expected to become a Category 4 hurricane as it approached Florida, the center said

Source: NNA