Thousands without power as Matthew approaches Florida

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Below is an updated time-stamp of news, events and other happenings related to Hurricane Matthew.

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10:49 p.m.
Hurricane Matthew is currently a Category 4 but is expected to weaken to a Category 3 before hitting Florida.
The storm is about 125 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral with 130 mph winds and moving at 13 mph.

Tropical Storm Nicole is now a Category 2 Hurricane.

Hurricane #Nicole advisory 12 issued. #Nicole becomes a category two hurricane. https://t.co/VqHn0uj6EM
— NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) October 7, 2016

10:35 p.m.
Hurricane Matthew continues to move towards South Florida, bringing hurricane and tropical storm conditions to most of the state.

9:15 p.m.
A list of the number of power outages in each county, according to FPL:

Indian River 2,610
Brevard 2,350
St. Lucie 6,430
Okeechobee 140
Martin 9,280
Palm Beach 41,570
Broward 11,210
Miami-Dade 16,400
Collier 180
Hendry 10
Glades 0
Lee 1,890
Charlotte 210
DeSoto 0
Sarasota 130
Volusia 3,280

9:03 p.m.

Haiti’s death toll rises to 283 people, according to a Haitian Interior Ministry official.

7:56 p.m.

The National Hurricane Center has discontinued the tropical storm watch that had covered most of Southwest Florida since Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds are down to 130 mph as of the hurricane center’s 8 p.m. advisory, with the storm centered over the western end of Grand Bahama Island and moving northwest at 13 mph.

The tropical storm warning in effect for Chokoloskee eastward has also been discontinued, but Lake Okeechobee remains under a hurricane warning.

A tropical storm watch is still in effect from Englewood northward.

7:53 p.m.

Gov. Rick Scott is urging Southwest Floridians to help their east coast neighbors.

If you live on the west coast of the state, call your friends in the impacted areas and offer them a place to stay.
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) October 6, 2016

7:48 p.m.

The storm’s impact on Haiti is coming into greater focus.

The death toll in Haiti as a result of Hurricane Matthew has soared to 264, the government announces https://t.co/3etm2AqlpG
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) October 6, 2016

7:43 p.m.

Friday classes are canceled at Florida SouthWestern State College’s Hendry/Glades Curtis Center, the school announced. However, classes will go on as scheduled at the other FSW campuses.

7:34 p.m.

Lines stretched out into the street as customers waited for gas at stations Thursday in Lee County, and one Cape Coral station sold 800 gallons in 30 minutes.