: Maintenance workers at Mangos Tropical Cafe on Ocean Drive attach plywood on the entrance as a precaution from Hurricane Matthew October 6, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. Residents of the US state of Florida scrambled to escape the path of Hurricane Matthews on Thursday as it pounded the Bahamas after leaving 27 people dead in the Caribbean.The storm, which is swirling near the northwest Bahamas, is expected to intensify to a Category Four hurricane as it moves northwest towards Florida. / AFP / Gaston De Cardenas

: This US Navy photo obtained October 6, 2016 shows Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as they load equipment onto the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) prior to the ship getting underway, as the ship sortied as a precaution in advance of Hurricane Matthew on October 5, 2016. Some 1.5 million people are under evacuation orders in Florida in preparation for mighty Hurricane Matthew to make a direct hit on the state, the governor said Thursday. – RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT «AFP PHOTO / US NAVY/PO OFFICER 2NDCLASS MARK ANDREW HAYS» – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / AFP / US NAVY / PO Officer2ndClass Mark ANDREW HAYS / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT «AFP PHOTO / US NAVY/PO OFFICER 2NDCLASS MARK ANDREW HAYS» – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

: Traffic is seen in Kissimmee, Florida as people buy supplies in preparation for the landfall of Hurricane Matthew, on October 6, 2016. Some three million people on the US southeast coast faced an urgent evacuation order Thursday as monstrous Hurricane Matthew — now blamed for more than 100 deaths in Haiti alone — bore down for a direct hit on Florida. / AFP / Gregg Newton

: Locals scramble to fill sandbags with the last of a supply at the Road and Bridge Department in Kissimmee, Florida in preparation for the landfall of Hurricane Matthew, on October 6, 2016. Some three million people on the US southeast coast faced an urgent evacuation order Thursday as monstrous Hurricane Matthew — now blamed for more than 100 deaths in Haiti alone — bore down for a direct hit on Florida. / AFP / Gregg Newton

: Shawn Miller plays on a cell phone laying on the floor of a makeshift shelter at the Timberlin Creek Elementary School in St. Augustine, Florida, on October 6, 2016, ahead of hurricane Matthew. Some 1.5 million people are under evacuation orders in Florida in preparation for mighty Hurricane Matthew to make a direct hit on the state, the governor said Thursday. Matthew has already killed 27 people as it barreled its way through the Caribbean, with the Bahamas the last to be hit. / AFP / Jewel SAMAD

: Consumers find the bread aisle at a local WalMart supermarket emptied out in Kissimmee, Florida in preparation for the landfall of Hurricane Matthew, on October 6, 2016. Some three million people on the US southeast coast faced an urgent evacuation order Thursday as monstrous Hurricane Matthew — now blamed for more than 100 deaths in Haiti alone — bore down for a direct hit on Florida. / AFP / Gregg Newton

: Locals scramble to fill sandbags with the last of a supply at the Road and Bridge Department in Kissimmee, Florida in preparation for the landfall of Hurricane Matthew, on October 6, 2016. Some three million people on the US southeast coast faced an urgent evacuation order Thursday as monstrous Hurricane Matthew — now blamed for more than 100 deaths in Haiti alone — bore down for a direct hit on Florida. / AFP / Gregg Newton

: Local resident take shelter at the Timberlin Creek Elementary School in St. Augustine, Florida, on October 6, 2016, ahead of hurricane Matthew. Some 1.5 million people are under evacuation orders in Florida in preparation for mighty Hurricane Matthew to make a direct hit on the state, the governor said Thursday. Matthew has already killed 27 people as it barreled its way through the Caribbean, with the Bahamas the last to be hit. / AFP / Jewel SAMAD

: Sandbags are seen in front of the entrance of a hotel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on October 6, 2016 as Hurricane Matthew makes its way towards the United States. Some three million people on the US southeast coast faced an urgent evacuation order Thursday as monstrous Hurricane Matthew — now blamed for more than 100 deaths in Haiti alone — bore down for a direct hit on Florida. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM

: Miami homeowners put up shutters in preparation of Hurricane Matthew in the Country Club neighborhood of Miami, Florida on October 6, 2016. Some three million people on the US southeast coast faced an urgent evacuation order Thursday as monstrous Hurricane Matthew — now blamed for more than 100 deaths in Haiti alone — bore down for a direct hit on Florida. / AFP / RHONA WISE

: Customers wait in line to purchase essentials at a grocery store in preparation of Hurricane Matthew in Miami, Florida on October 6, 2016. Some three million people on the US southeast coast faced an urgent evacuation order Thursday as monstrous Hurricane Matthew — now blamed for more than 100 deaths in Haiti alone — bore down for a direct hit on Florida. / AFP / RHONA WISE

: Miami homeowners put up shutters in preparation of Hurricane Matthew in Miami, Florida on October 6, 2016. Some three million people on the US southeast coast faced an urgent evacuation order Thursday as monstrous Hurricane Matthew — now blamed for more than 100 deaths in Haiti alone — bore down for a direct hit on Florida. / AFP / RHONA WISE

: A gas station’s pumps are wrapped and closed as many stations in south Florida are out of gas in Miami, Florida on October 6, 2016. Some three million people on the US southeast coast faced an urgent evacuation order Thursday as monstrous Hurricane Matthew — now blamed for more than 100 deaths in Haiti alone — bore down for a direct hit on Florida. / AFP / RHONA WISE

: Local residents take shelter at the Pedro Menendez high school in St. Augustine, Florida, on October 6, 2016, ahead of hurricane Matthew. Some 1.5 million people are under evacuation orders in Florida in preparation for mighty Hurricane Matthew to make a direct hit on the state, the governor said Thursday. Matthew has already killed 27 people as it barreled its way through the Caribbean, with the Bahamas the last to be hit. / AFP / Jewel SAMAD

: A consumer grabs the last loaf of bread at a supermarket in Kissimmee, Florida in preparation for the landfall of Hurricane Matthew, on October 6, 2016. Some three million people on the US southeast coast faced an urgent evacuation order Thursday as monstrous Hurricane Matthew — now blamed for more than 100 deaths in Haiti alone — bore down for a direct hit on Florida. / AFP / Gregg Newton

: People load their belongings onto a car in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on October 6, 2016 as Hurricane Matthew makes its way towards the United States. Some three million people on the US southeast coast faced an urgent evacuation order Thursday as monstrous Hurricane Matthew — now blamed for more than 100 deaths in Haiti alone — bore down for a direct hit on Florida. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM

: DAYTONA BEACH, FL – OCTOBER 6: A storefront is barricaded with sandbags, October 6, 2016 in Daytona Beach, Florida. With Hurricane Matthew approaching the Atlantic coast of the United States, the governors of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina have all declared a state of emergency. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

: A sign points to an evacuation route as South Florida residents prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew on October 6, 2016 in Pompano beach, Florida. Residents of the US state of Florida scrambled to escape the path of Hurricane Matthews as it pounded the Bahamas after leaving 27 people dead in the Caribbean.The storm, which is swirling near the northwest Bahamas, is expected to intensify to a Category Four hurricane as it moves northwest towards Florida. / AFP / Gaston De Cardenas

: En esta imagen, vehículos en dirección norte en la Interestatal 95 a la altura de Viera, Florida, mientras residentes de la costa evacuan antes de la llegada del huracán Matthew, el miércoles 5 de octubre de 2016. (Craig Bailey/Florida Today via AP)

: Michael Blackman, left, and Sam Titus board up a bar a few blocks off the beach Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Hurricane Matthew continues to churn its way toward Florida’s east coast. The bar is planning on staying open during Matthew. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

: Heather Flores holds her 1-year-old son Bronx Flores while getting settled into a shelter with her other children Jaydin, center, and Paris, right, at Lyman High School in Longwood, Fla., on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Hurricane Matthew is steaming toward Florida with winds of 140 mph, some 2 million people have been warned to flee inland to escape the most powerful storm to threaten the U.S. Atlantic coast in over a decade. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel via AP)