>>reporter: katie jefferies here at jax beach where conditions have gotten significantly worse. you can see the rain swirling around us at this point, really starting to come down. in fact, i'm sorry, it's kind of hard to even look directly at you guys into the wind.

>>reporter: katie jefferies here at jax beach where conditions have gotten significantly worse. you can see the rain swirling around us at this point, really starting to come down. in fact, i'm sorry, it's kind of hard to even look directly at you guys into the wind. up along first street, so do be careful out there. i wanted to address something that was seen on social media, some people have been posting that there has been looting happening in jacksonville beach. want to be clear. jacksonville sheriff's office along with jacksonville beach say there has been no looting whatsoever in this area. that is just a rumor that has been fueled by social media, but, in fact, they have seen no looting out here. and, in fact, we've only seen officers on the street. we haven't seen a soul else out here which is good because this weather is getting if you're in jacksonville beach, if you chose to stay, hunker down. back to you. >> and that is excellent advice. we see the eyewall of hurricane matthew about 10 miles off the coast of cape canaveral, and, of course, jacksonville several miles