Residents in Brevard County continue to clean up Saturday after Hurricane Matthew made a swipe at the Space Coast.
- Cleanup efforts underway in Brevard County
- Many areas, including Cocoa Beach, had debris and power outages
- More than 140,000 customers were without power Saturday morning
Cocoa Beach was one of the last communities to allow people back due to downed power lines and trees. The beachside city reopens today.
There was damage reported all along the Space Coast. Workers are assessing a Winn Dixie at the corner of A1A and State Road 520, where roof was damaged.
Even though there were mandatory evacuation orders for the barrier island, some residents decided to stick it out.
“Horrible, it was howling, in the middle of the night it would wake you up and something was banging on the side of the house,” said Gary White from Indialantic. “I hope I never have to see another one.”
Managers at the Cocoa Beach pier say they received some minor damage. Some homeowners have a lot to do, others not so much.
“Just a lot of trees down, fences, signs, but doesn’t look like any structural damage,” said Dennis Ruszkowski from Indialantic.
Port Canaveral is hoping to resume full operations later Saturday, including the return of cruise ships to the harbor.
Florida Power and Light is expecting to work through the weekend to restore power to everyone.
As of 6 am Saturday, the governor’s office says more than 142,000 people were without power in Brevard County.