Folks, folks. Just to keep things in perspective, here is a
VIDEO I recorded at 3:40 PM today. As you can see there is barely a breeze and only a light rain in the Fort Lauderdale area. The reason for this is that the heaviest winds of Matthew are confined to a very narrow area of the eye wall. Also we are on the weak side of the hurricane. At the time of the recording, less than an hour ago, I believe the eye of Matthew was about 50 miles from Fort Lauderdale and won't come much closer since it is almost at the closest approach.
Watch the video and you will be surprised at how little effect Hurricane Matthew has on the Fort Lauderdale area although the beaches must be getting some heavy waves.