  mill ion ▁people ▁lost ▁power . ▁Dam age ▁in ▁Florida ▁reached ▁over ▁$ 2 . 7 5   b ill ion ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 2   de ath s . ▁An ▁additional ▁ 1 . 3   mill ion ▁people ▁lost ▁electric ity ▁in ▁Georgia ▁and ▁South ▁Carolina ▁combined . ▁Tor r ential ▁rain ▁caused ▁severe ▁flo oding , ▁especially ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁where ▁some ▁rivers ▁exceed ▁record ▁height s ▁set ▁by ▁H urr icane ▁F loyd ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁O ke ech ob ee ▁h urr icane . ▁In ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0   struct ures ▁were ▁flo oded ▁and ▁damage ▁reached ▁$ 1 . 5   b ill ion . ▁Over all , ▁Matthew ▁caused ▁at ▁least ▁ 6 0 3   de ath s ▁and ▁about ▁$ 1 5 . 1   b ill ion ▁in ▁damage . ▁ ▁H urr icane ▁N icole ▁ ▁A ▁tropical ▁wave ▁developed ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁N icole ▁about ▁ ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁San ▁Juan , ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁early ▁on ▁October   4 , ▁ ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁ASC AT ▁pass ▁reve aling ▁a ▁well - defined ▁surface ▁circul ation ▁and ▁wind s ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 0   m ph ▁( 8 5   km / h ). ▁The ▁N HC ▁forec ast ▁only ▁grad ual ▁strength ening ▁as ▁the ▁storm ▁moved ▁slowly ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁due ▁to ▁weak ▁ste ering ▁curr