This is Hurricane Matthew, as seen from space Latest updates: http://cnn.it/2dqtZ2C | CNN

At least 269 have died in the Caribbean, as Hurricane Matthew continues to tear through communities. The National Weather Service has now issued a dire warning, reminiscent of language it used ahead of Hurricane Katrina. http://cnn.it/2dVqMcZ | CNN International

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 storm. CNN's Patrick Oppmann shows some of the damage that he can see in Santiago de Cuba. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/49txcu7 | CNN

33 years ago this morning, NWS Miami captured one of the most terrifying radar loops in U.S. history: The eyewall of Category 5 Hurricane Andrew making landfall just south of Miami, Florida. The loop stops because the radar was blown off the roof of the National Hurricane Center. A nearby residence recorded a wind gust of 177 mph. About 63,000 homes were destroyed, and over 101,000 others were damaged. Andrew left roughly 175,000 people homeless, caused $27.3 billion in damage, and left 65 peopl