Hurricane Matthew left a trail of destruction

A man carries personal items through a flooded street caused by Hurricane Matthew on Oct. 11, 2016 in Fair Bluff, N.C.

George Aubert rescues one of his chickens from rising floodwaters caused by Hurricane Matthew on Oct. 11, 2016, in Fair Bluff, N.C.

Residents walk on a part of closed A1A highway washed out by Hurricane Matthew in Flagler Beach, Fla., on Oct. 9, 2016.

With heavy rains and strong winds from the remnants of Hurricane Matthew residents along Briarfield Drive in the Great Bridge area of Chesapeake, Va., heard this tree fall about 2 a.m on Oct. 9, 2016.

A home and truck are submerged after flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew, in Hope Mills, N.C. on Oct. 9, 2016.

A man leans on a damaged boardwalk at a debris covered beach in St Augustine, Fla. on Oct. 8, 2016, after Hurricane Matthew passed the area.

In this Oct. 8, 2016 US Coast Guard handout photo, an MH-60 helicopter flies over flooded areas of Charleston, South Carolina after Hurricane Matthew passed through.

Residents are allowed back in to Jacksonville Beach on Oct. 8, 2016 after Hurricane Matthew spread category 2 wind speeds and storm surge flooding along the coast.

Jacksonville Beach is seen on Oct. 8, 2016, after Hurricane Matthew spread category 2 wind speeds and storm surge flooding along the coast.

A road is covered with debris in Jacksonville on Oct. 8, 2016, after Hurricane Matthew spread category 2 wind speeds and storm surge flooding along the coast.

A driver creeps through rising water along Water Street beside the Cape Fear River in Wilmington, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 as Hurricane Matthew moves into the Carolinas.

A worker clears limbs from a house where a man died when a tree fell on his bedroom following Hurricane Matthew.

Jamie Kunkle, who lives in the Harleston neighborhood of Charleston wades through water outside her home after Hurricane Matthew.

Charleston resident Isaac Morton rides his bike through a flooded street after Hurricane Matthew.

A sign lays on the sidewalk in downtown Myrtle Beach, S.C. after Hurricane Matthew passed through.

Two boats beached near St. Augustine, after Hurricane Matthew passed through.

Beach erosion along the shore in St. Augustine, Fla. from Hurricane Matthew.

A1A is seen after ocean waters stirred up by Hurricane Matthew washed away part of the ocean front road on in Flagler Beach, Fla.

A car drives through flooded Market Street as rain and winds from Hurricane Matthew pound downtown Charleston, S.C.

Streets in Crescent Beach, Fla are under water from the effects of Hurricane Matthew.

A roadway near St. Augustine is cleared on after Hurricane Matthew ripped through the area.

Daytona Beach after Hurricane Matthew passed through.

Daytona Beach after Hurricane Matthew passed through.

A half submerged car is left on the side of Highway 501 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. during Hurricane Matthew.

Daytona Beach after Hurricane Matthew passed through.

The home of Charlie and Janice Long in Rockledge, Fla. was a destroyed by a fire in the early morning hours as Hurricane Matthew lashed Brevard County.The couple lost their possessions, vehicle, and their four cats are missing.

Shawn Beck and Chris Druse of Druse Landscaping and tree service work on clearing a sea grape tree that fell on a home in Indialantic during Hurricane Matthew in Melbourne, Fla.

A person walks along the Charleston Battery to view the damage from Hurricane Matthew.

A woman runs through debris following Hurricane Matthew in Savannah, Ga.

Shawn Beck and Josh Druse work to clear a sea grape tree that fell on a home in Indialantic Fla., after Hurricane Matthew passed through. .

A man walks through a flooded intersection in Savannah, Ga., as Hurricane Matthew approaches Oct. 7, 2016.

A taxi drives through the flooded intersection in Savannah, Ga.

A ripped American flag flaps in the wind as Hurricane Matthew stalks Brevard County, Fla.

Surfers take advantage of the waves generated by the passing of Hurricane Matthew in Melbourne Beach, Fla.

St. Augustine resident Rob Birch checks on his flooded car as Hurricane Matthew skirts the area Oct. 7, 2016.

An unidentified woman makes her way through a flooded street in St. Augustine, Fla., on Oct 7, 2016. Hurricane Matthew skirted the area causing major flooding, especially in downtown St. Augustine.

Hurricane Matthew hits early Friday morning near The Exploration Tower, one of many tourist attractions in Port Canaveral in Brevard County, Fla., packing 120-mph winds.

Tom Blazevic, Karla Jae Hicke, Peggy Blazevic and Dan Woolbright hang out in Tom's garage after they decided to ride out Hurricane Matthew.

A firefighter with the Daytona Shores Fire Department checks on damage from Hurricane Matthew in Daytona Beach, Fla.

A Seminole mobile home park resident climbs over an uprooted tree in Fort Pierce, Fla., on Oct. 7, 2016.

A space shuttle model stands near some downed trees after Hurricane Matthew passed by the area on Oct.7, 2016, in Cocoa Beach, Fla.

Some damage is visible near the Daytona Inn on Daytona Beach, Fla., on Oct. 7, 2016, as Hurricane Matthew roars off shore.

Firefighters respond to a pre-dawn house fire on Thyme Street, possibly caused by a power line, in Satellite Beach, Fla.

Trees sway from heavy rain and wind from Hurricane Matthew in front of Exploration Tower early on Oct. 7, 2016, in Cape Canaveral.

People leave Disney's Magic Kingdom theme park, in heavy rain, after it closed in Orlando, Fla. in preparation for the landfall of Hurricane Matthew, on Oct. 6, 2016.

Austin Dukes, who has lived in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. on and off for 25 years, looks out from his front porch where he is one of the few residents who has decided to stay for now, watching the weather to see if it gets bad enough to warrant evacuating ahead of Hurricane Mathew.

Heather Joyce gets settled in with her dog, JoJo, at one of the pet friendly public hurricane shelters in Brevard County, Fla., at the Viera Regional Park Community Center. Only three of the county shelters allow pets.

Clewiston police officers block access to Lake Okeechobee hours before the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.

A surfer drops into a wave at Pompano Beach, Florida on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. The pier closed due to Hurricane Matthew, which provided swells for a half dozen surfers at the beach. (Via OlyDrop)

A consumer grabs the last loaf of bread at a supermarket in Kissimmee, Fla., in preparation for the landfall of Hurricane Matthew on Oct. 6, 2016.

People crowd the Elbo Room bar Oct. 6, 2016, prior to the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.

Local residents take shelter at the Pedro Menendez High School in St. Augustine, Fla., on Oct. 6, 2016.

Some apartment storm shutters remain open at the Sea Tower in Fort Lauderdale Beach, Fla. on Oct. 6, 2016.

Eddie Diaz puts up shutters at his home as the Orlando area prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew on Oct 6, 2016. The effects of the category 4 storm were just beginning to be felt and 100 mile per hour winds are anticipated overnight.

Steve Taylor of Cape Canaveral, Fla. get ready to sandbag his apartments as he prepares for the impact of hurricane Matthew.

People in the Orlando area prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.

Pedro Suarez and Christian Gallard put up plywood around Trader Rick's Surf & Beach Rentals in Cocoa Beach Fla. as they prepare for the impact of hurricane Matthew .

Shannon Nelson loads sandbags at the doors of a closed business in Charleston's historic district in preparation for Hurricane Matthew Oct 6, 2017.

Oct 6, 2016; Clewiston, FL, USA; Sonia Perez and Pedro Segura check their dogs Rocky and Alaska into the Clewiston Critter Care Animal Clinic in Clewiston, Fla "Hopefully, they will be safe here," says Perez. The couple are evacuating to Arcadia, Fla in preparation for Hurricane Matthew.

Bobby Williams and Scott Brown, attach boards over windows to protect their job site from Hurricane Matthew expected to hit the Myrtle Beach area Oct. 8, 2016.

Jason Brock and Kevin Hunter put up hurricane shutters in front of a business as Hurricane Matthew approaches the area Oct. 6, 2016 in Delray Beach, Fla.

A woman with her child walks off Neptune Beach as heavy clouds gather ahead of Hurricane Matthew in Jacksonville, Fla., on Oct. 6, 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.

Kevin Forde and John Haughey put up plywood on a window to prepare for Hurricane Matthew as it approaches Miami Beach.

The Almaras family prepares their mobile home Wednesday for Hurricane Matthew in Clewiston, Fla.

KINFAY MOROTI/THE NEWS-PRESS... The Almaras family prepares their mobile home for Hurricane Matthew in Clewiston, Fla.

A group of people try to cross the river La Digue, after the colapse of the only bridge that connects to the south after the passing of hurricane Matthew in the country, in Petit Goave, Haiti, Oct. 5, 2016.

Workers started before dawn removing umbrellas and the colorful rocking chairs that line the Cocoa Beach, Fla. pier in preparation for Hurricane Matthew.

Airborne Flight School on Merritt Island in Cocoa Beach, Fla. packed the hanger with planes and flew 15 out earlier to a safer location in preparation for Hurricane Matthew.

Paul Grimes, Lawrence Tanner and Ricky Corliss help board up apartments on Wavecrest Av. in Melbourne Beach, Fla. Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016.

Greenville County Schools buses are fueled up and checked after arriving at the North Charleston Coliseum in preparation evacuations for Hurricane Matthew.

Sean Broadway of Edgewater, Fla. helps his friend Cathy Baldassaie sandbag her front door of her Cocoa Beach business Wednesday afternoon as they prepare for the impact of Hurricane Matthew.

Cocoa Beach, Fla. restaurant battens down the hatches Wednesday afternoon as they prepare for the impact of Hurricane Matthew.

Governor Rick Scott visited the Brevard County Emergency Operations Center in Rockledge, Fla. Wednesday afternoon for a conference with local emergency personnel, and a statement to the news media.

Keith Nelson and Jason Greene with Coastal Health Systems ambulance service evacuate patient Linda LaPorta of Cocoa Beach from the Cape Canaveral Hospital as more than 64 patients using 22 ambulances are evacuated in preparation for Hurricane Matthew.

Billy Conley lifts a piece of plywood to place over a window of a business in Cape Canaveral on Oct. 5, 2016, as Hurricane Matthew approaches Florida.

Jeff Beebe of Cape Canaveral fills gasoline containers, to be later used for his generator Oct. 5, 2016, as Hurricane Matthew approaches Florida. Beebe is evacuating his home along with his 80-year-old parents to Orlando.

The Hrobak family, of Port St. Lucie, install storm shutters at Billy Bones Bait-N-Tackle South in Stuart, Fla., on Oct. 5, 2016, in preparation for Hurricane Matthew.

Miami residents buy supplies to be prepared for Hurricane Matthew in Miami on Oct. 5, 2016.

This Florida Keys photo shows Royal Bahamas Defense Force vessels as they take refuge from Hurricane Matthew on Oct. 5, 2016, at the U.S. Navy's Truman Harbor pier in Key West, Fla. Key West is the only city in Florida that fronts on the Atlantic Ocean not under a tropical cyclone watch or warning due to Matthew. Behind are Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Elation and Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas. Both cruise ships were scheduled to be in the Bahamas, but were diverted to Key West because of the storm.

A man boards up windows at a residence on East Bay Street during preparations for the expected arrival of Hurricane Matthew in Charleston, S.C., on Oct. 5, 2016.

Shaun Dibble, a Vero Beach lifeguard, looks out over Humiston Beach as double red flags are flying and lifeguards are keeping people out of the water because of rough surf prior to Hurricane Matthew.

Cubans recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew in Baracoa, Cuba, on Oct. 5, 2016. Hurricane Matthew left serious damage on the eastern end of the island, with landslides, toppling electricity poles and roads cut off by floods.

Cubans recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew in Baracoa, Cuba, on Oct. 5, 2016.

A man runs to cross the overflowing of the river Rouyonne, in the commune of Leogane Port-au-Prince, on Oct. 5, 2016.

People try to cross the overflowing La Rouyonne river in the commune of Leogane, south of Port-au-Prince, Oct. 5, 2016.

Allen Abreu helps his mother, Maria, put up hurricane shutters in Indialantic, Fla., on Oct. 4, 2016, in advance of Hurricane Matthew.

A surfer takes to the larger than average waves on the northern end of Tybee Island as a result of approaching Hurricane Matthew on Oct. 4, 2016, in Tybee Island, Ga.

A car makes its way through a flooded street, in the Haitian Capital Port-au-Prince, on Oct. 4, 2016.

Emergency personnel work to tackle the floods in Fonds Parisiens, western Haiti, on Oct. 4, 2016. Hurricane Matthew made landfall on Oct. 4 in western Haiti, causing mudslides and flooding, while two children were reported killed in neighboring Dominican Republic when their family's house collapsed in the heavy rains from the storm.

Residents of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, are affected by the floods of hurricane Matthew.

The mother of two deceased children is comforted outside her house in the neighborhood of Capotillo, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Oct. 4, 2016, after the passage of Hurricane Matthew through Hispaniola -- the island that the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti.

A man walks down a flooded street in a neighborhood of the commune of Cité Soleil, in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, on Oct. 4, 2016.

Residents evacuate their homes in Fonds Parisiens, western Haiti.

Flooding and damage to buildings are seen from rains brought by Hurricane Matthew in Leogane, Haiti.

Ryan Hartmann, left, helps Travis Purvis load wood into a trailer in the parking lot of Lowe's in Vero Beach, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016 in preparation for Hurricane Matthew.

A woman pushes a wheelbarrow while walking in a partially flooded street, in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.

A man walks back to his home after passing the night in a shelter in St Thomas, Jamaica.

A woman protects herself from the rain after Hurricane Matthew, in Port-au-Prince, Jamaica, on Oct. 4, 2016.

A woman sweeps the garbage on a street left by the rain after hurricane Matthew, in Port-au-Prince, Jamaica, on Oct. 4, 2016.

Hurricane Matthew (eye at top center) was photographed from the International Space Station on the afternoon of Oct. 3, 2016.

Women protect themselves from the rain with plastic in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, on Oct. 3, 2016.

A girl tries to repair her umbrella that was broken by the wind, in the commune of Cite Soleil, in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, on Oct. 3, 2016.

Clouds cover the mountains of Petion Ville as rain falls in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, on Oct. 3, 2016.

A man sleeps on a cot inside the National Arena, the main disaster shelter in Kingston, Jamaica, before the passage of Hurricane Matthew on Oct. 3, 2016.

Residents of Granma Island are evacuated due to the proximity of Hurricane Matthew in Santiago de Cuba on Oct. 2, 2016.

Residents buy groceries ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew in Holguin province, Cuba, on Oct. 2, 2016.