SPRUCE CREEK - Typically tropical cyclones pass offshore once they reach the northern portion of the Atlantic coast of Florida. As such, the hurricane risk for the Daytona Beach area is significantly lower than areas of southern Florida like Miami and Key West. The 2004 hurricane season was by far the most active in the local area in the last 50 years. However, since 1950 there has only been one direct hit by a tropical cyclone to the Daytona Beach area, Hurricane Donna in 1960, and now, Matthew which came in substantially weaker than forecast. Here are some photos taken the next day: