Hurricane Matthew will kill you, The Weather Channel warns in unusually blunt PSA

The Weather Channel warns about Hurricane Matthew
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There are always people who ignore mandatory evacuation orders when a massive storm or other natural disaster is coming, and sometimes they die. Other times, people die because they have no chance or means to leave. Hurricane Matthew, an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm, has already killed more than 280 people, mostly in Haiti, and as it starts to batter Florida, Gov. Rick Scott (R) warned the 1.5 million people who live along the Florida coast: "This storm will kill you." President Obama has already issued emergency declarations for Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Matt Drudge, the conservative web link curator, lives in Florida and, as the outer part of the storm started hitting his state, he suggested Thursday afternoon that maybe these dire warnings are a government conspiracy.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.