Watch as powerful Hurricane Matthew heads toward Haiti and Jamaica

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The extremely powerful Hurricane Matthew is making its way through the central Caribbean.

Satellite images on Monday morning showed the dangerous Category 4 storm heading toward Haiti and Jamaica with maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour.

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The hurricane is expected to approach the two island nations on Monday night, causing potentially catastrophic flooding and landslides, U.S. forecasters warned.

NOAA's GOES-East satellite captures Hurricane Matthew on Monday morning.

Image: NOAA/NESDIS

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