Photos: Hurricane Matthew

A woman is lashed by wind in Wrightsville Beach, N.C., as Hurricane Matthew moves up the East Coast.

A section of Highway A1A destroyed by Hurricane Matthew in Flagler Beach, Fla.

David Reedy braves the wind and rain as Hurricane Matthew hits the Isle of Palms, S.C.

A resident of Charleston, S.C., makes his way along flooded Battery Street with a rake to clear debris from clogged gutters in the wake of Hurricane Matthew

Residents begin to clear away a fallen tree blocking access to the Frederick Hahn Bridge that links Tybee Island to Savannah, Ga.

A resident walks alongside a damaged boardwalk in Atlantic Beach, Fla., after Hurricane Matthew passed through the area.

Rescuers use a boat in a flooded area in Savannah, Ga., after Hurricane Matthew passed through the area.

Rob Birch checks on his car floating out of the driveway as Hurricane Matthew passes through St. Augustine, Fla.   (John Raedle/Getty Images)

A car drives past a downed tree as Hurricane Matthew moves through Daytona Beach, Fla., on Friday.

A man braces himself against winds as Hurricane Matthew moves through Daytona Beach on Friday.

Rob Napier, 48, right, and his son Robbie, 20, of Merritt Island, Fla., survey an uprooted tree in a neighbor’s yard Friday.

Kaleigh Black, 14, left, and Amber Olsen, 12, run for cover as a squall with rain and wind from the remnants of Hurricane Matthew pelts them as they explore the Cocoa Beach Pier on Friday.

Trees sway from heavy rain and wind from Hurricane Matthew in front of Exploration Tower in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Lailoni Kent, 8, screams when the pull of the wave was stronger than she thought while playing on the beach with her family on Lantana Beach while Hurricane Matthew created big waves in Lantana, Fla.

Lights are out on Highway A1A from the winds of Hurricane Matthew in Cocoa Beach, Fla.

A man walks past heavy surf caused by Hurricane Matthew in Cocoa Beach, Fla.

A downed tree from high winds rests against a car in a residential community after Hurricane Matthew passed through in Ormond Beach, Fla.

Flags blow in the wind from Hurricane Matthew in Cocoa Beach, Fla.

A billboard canvas flaps in the wind after Hurricane Matthew passed offshore in North Palm Beach, Fla.

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

A firefighter carries a woman to her bus at the Civic Center during an evacuation ahead of Hurricane Matthew in Savannah, Ga.

Waves crash ashore as Hurricane Matthew approaches Singer Island, Fla.

Strong rain and winds hit Titusville, Fla., before the landfall of Hurricane Matthew.

Mark Oliver surfs the rising waves of Dania Beach for his sponsor in Hollywood, Fla.

Rain-drenched people leave Disney’s Magic Kingdom theme park in Orlando.

The evening commute in Jacksonville, Fla.

Hurricane warning flags are raised in Isle of Palms, S.C.

Traffic stacks up on Interstate 75 near McDonough, Ga., as people flee Hurricane Matthew.

Business owners Jacob Ortiz, left, and Ryan Fischer board up their building in Titusville, Fla.

Gas stations that ran out of fuel wrapped their pumps in Titusville, Fla.

A rush for gas in Titusville, Fla.

Getting ready for Hurricane Matthew in Orlando, Fla.

Evacuees take shelter at a high school in Daytona Beach, Fla.