Rich Latko’s family planned on driving their RV to Tallahassee after evacuating from Palm Coast, but decided instead to wait out Hurricane Matthew in front of the Lake City Walmart.
With Hurricane Matthew bearing down on the East Coast, some Floridians are fleeing to Lake City to wait out the storm, even as Columbia County prepares for heavy wind and rain.
Coastal-area evacuees fleeing Hurricane Matthew can find shelter in Columbia County, where the forecast is safer in comparison.
The worst of Hurricane Hermine should be over sometime this morning, but flooding and isolated tornadoes are still a threat in Columbia County, the National Weather Service predicted Thursday.
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