Hurricane Matthew passed Central Florida coastline Friday morning, leaving more than 4,000 homes and business without electricity. The hurricane has weakened into Category 3 before it headed toward Cape Canaveral.

Hurricane Matthew slammed into Central Florida coast early Friday, unleashing winds power of up to 120 mph. Matthew is the most powerful storm in more than a decade to threaten the U.S., according to Fox News. The National Hurricane Center said the western eye of the storm was approaching Cape Canaveral.

Although it weakened into a Category 3, Hurricane Matthew's impact was devastating. Southeastern states have already prepared for the impact since Wednesday. Florida Gov. Rick Scott has likewise issued warning against the onslaught of the hurricane.

"This storm's a monster. I'm going to pray for everybody's safety," said Scott.

The aftermath of the Hurricane Matthew would potentially devastating to the economy in the area impacted by the storm, according to report by USA Today.

A day before the storm hit the Florida, Disney World finished operation at 5 p.m. and stay closed until Friday. Tourists are evacuated from many resorts, while stores, restaurant and other businesses have shut down.

All flights into airport in Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Miami are canceled. While dozens of service stations in the state of Florida ran out of gas as residents rushed to fill up before the storm.

Hurricane Matthew was accumulated from tropical wave off the African coast since mid-September. Moving west, it developed into tropical storm and rapidly strengthened its power. As it made a landfall in Haiti on Tuesday, it brought heavy rains and strong winds at the speed of 145mph (230km/h).

Watch the Fox News report of Florida preparation to brace for the Hurricane Matthew impact below: