By Scott Malone and Gabriel Stargardter ORLANDO, Fla./MIAMI (Reuters) – Matthew, 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. Winds gusts of up to 60 miles per hour (100 kph) and heavy downpours were reported in several coastal communities in Florida as the eye of the Category 4 hurricane tracked along the east coast of the state early on Friday. "A great number of our residents have taken heed to our warnings and we are certainly concerned about those that have not." More than 140,000 Florida households were without power, according to Governor Rick Scott.

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