By Scott Malone and Gabriel Stargardter ORLANDO, Fla./MIAMI (Reuters) - The first major hurricane threatening a direct hit on the United States in more than 10 years lashed Florida on Friday with heavy rains and winds after killing at least 339 people in Haiti on its destructive march north through the Caribbean. Hurricane Matthew packed gusts of 70 miles per hour (115 kph) and heavy downpours across coastal communities in Florida as the storm's eye moved parallel to and just offshore of Florida's east coast near Cape Canaveral, home to the nation’s chief space launch site, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory.
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