Florida, Georgia, and North and South Carolina should proceed with caution during this Oct.7 weekend and possibly through the beginning of the week of Oct. 10. Why? Hurricane Matthew has arrived.

This devastating storm, which first began to slam the East Coast on Thursday, Oct. 6, has already killed over hundreds of people in Haiti and the Bahamas, and one person in Florida thus far.

The hurricane is said to be reaching wind speeds of at least 115 miles per hour in one of the most threatened locations in the U.S.-Cape Canaveral, Florida.

According to a recent article published on www.weather.com, these high Florida winds are “prompting a rare NWS ‘extreme wind warning,’ ” and it is advised that residents and those in the area should be evacuated, if possible, until further notice.

However, despite various warnings, some folks have decided to stay in their homes and to wait it out, hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. This includes Robert Tyler and his wife, Georgette, who live in Cape Canaveral.

According to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Tyler said that, “It’s part of Florida life, I guess, especially on the coast.”

Outside of Florida, though, the storm is also set to hit the coasts of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina between Friday, Oct. 7 and Sunday, Oct. 9, to which the responses from governors and local persons of authority have all been relatively similar. It seems as if they all have one common goal in mind: to make sure that people living in and around these areas are safe.

Most sources claim that Matthew is a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, but it is also said to have been a Category 3 storm at one point during its travels.

Overall, it is advised that those on the East Coast should take any necessary means and precautions in order to attain safety during the storm.

For live updates on Hurricane Matthew, click here.