Top 5 reasons Hurricane Matthew is a big deal

Matthew is the first major hurricane (category 3 or stronger) on record to make landfall in Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas
Wind swath history of Hurricane Matthew as of 10 a.m. Thursday, courtesy of NHC. Red = hurricane force, orange = tropical storm forceTwitter and iPhones did not exist when the last major hurricane hit the U.S. The last storm to do so was Hurricane Wilma in October 2005
 
The Melbourne / Kennedy Space Center area has neverrecorded a major