For millions in the Southeast, Matthew will be their first hurricane

A lot has changed since a major hurricane last hit Florida, in 2005.

Twitter was not a thing. HBO was best known for The Sopranos. Barack Obama was a guy who gave a moving speech at the Democratic National Convention

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Since that time, the coastal population along the southeastern United States has ballooned. Many living in coastal communities there now have never experienced a major hurricane, defined as a storm of Category 3 intensity and stronger. 

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