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HURRICANE MATTHEW LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 37
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  AL142016
610 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA

**TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SOUTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA AND COASTAL NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - NONE

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND
      PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW
      HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK...COASTAL BRUNSWICK...INLAND
      HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WILLIAMSBURG

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 440 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NC OR ABOUT 380
      MILES SOUTH OF MYRTLE BEACH SC
    - 28.2N 80.0W
    - STORM INTENSITY 120 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 330 DEGREES AT 13 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE MATTHEW WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA
TODAY AND REACH THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY. THE CENTER OF
THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO CURVE EAST AND AWAY FROM THE COAST AS IT
APPROACHES THE NC-SC STATE LINE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE IMPACTS FROM
MATTHEW WILL BEGIN TO BE FELT FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS COASTAL NORTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ON
SATURDAY. PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 30 MPH INLAND
TO 50 TO 60 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AS THE
STORM MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH ON SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT
OVERWASH AND BEACH EROSION CAN BE EXPECTED. SURF CONDITIONS WILL BECOME
VERY HAZARDOUS WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
PREPARE FOR LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS THE COASTAL CAROLINAS EAST OF I-95. POTENTIAL
IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - MAJOR FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT EVACUATIONS AND
      NUMEROUS RESCUES.
    - RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RAPIDLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN MULTIPLE
      PLACES. CREEKS AND DITCHES WILL FLOOD AND MAY CONTAIN STRONG
      CURRENTS.
    - FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER MANY STRUCTURES, AND SOME MAY BECOME
      UNINHABITABLE. SOME ROAD SCOURS OR COMPLETE ROAD FAILURES WILL
      BE POSSIBLE, ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SINKHOLES. MANY
      STREETS AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD, AND MAY BE IMPACTED BY
      FLOWING WATER. MANY ROAD AND LOW-LYING BRIDGE CLOSURES ARE
      POSSIBLE WITH SOME WEAKENED OR WASHED AWAY. DRIVING CONDITIONS
      WILL BE DANGEROUS.THE DELIVERY OF DRINKING WATER AND SEWER
      SERVICES MAY BE INTERRUPTED. FLOOD WATERS MAY BE POLLUTED AND
      CONTAIN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.

PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ALONG AND WEST OF I-95.

* WIND:
PREPARE FOR LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE EXTENSIVE IMPACTS
ACROSS COASTAL NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA
INCLUDE:
    - SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS LIKELY, WITH BUILDINGS RECEIVING ROOF
      DAMAGE AS WELL AS WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES.
      MOBILE HOMES POTENTIALLY SUFFERING SEVERE DAMAGE, WITH SOME
      DESTROYED. DAMAGE MAY BE ENHANCED BY PROJECTILES. LOCATIONS MAY
      BE INACCESSIBLE OR UNINHABITABLE FOR SOME TIME AFTER THE STORM
      PASSES.
    - WIDESPREAD LARGE LIMBS WILL BE DOWN AND MANY TREES SNAPPED OR
      UPROOTED, ALONG WITH FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
    - ROADS WILL BE BLOCKED IN MANY AREAS AS A RESULT OF LARGE
      DEBRIS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED AREAS.
      SEVERAL BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND ELEVATED ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY
      BECOME UNSAFE.
    - WIDESPREAD AREAS WILL SUFFER FROM POWER AND COMMUNICATION
      OUTAGES.
    - SEVERAL POORLY SECURED SMALL CRAFT MAY BREAK FROM THEIR
      MOORINGS.

ALSO, PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED TO
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

* SURGE:
PREPARE FOR LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE EXTENSIVE IMPACTS
ACROSS COASTAL NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA FROM LITTLE RIVER SC TO
GEORGETOWN SC. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - LARGE AREAS OF DEEP INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING
      ENHANCED BY BATTERING WAVES. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS
      LIKELY, WITH SEVERAL POTENTIALLY WASHING AWAY. DAMAGE WILL BE
      COMPOUNDED BY FLOATING DEBRIS. SOME LOCATIONS MAY BECOME
      UNINHABITABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.
    - INUNDATION IS LIKELY TO IMPACT VULNERABLE HOMES ALONG TIDAL
      CREEKS AND WATERWAYS FARTHER INLAND.
    - DRINKING WATER AND SEWER SERVICES WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPACTED
      BY THE STORM SURGE. SURGE WATERS WILL CONTAIN HAZARDOUS
      MATERIALS.
    - LARGE SECTIONS OF COASTAL ROADS WILL BECOME FLOODED, OR
      WASH-OUT ALTOGETHER.
    - SEVERE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED WITH SIGNIFICANT DUNE LOSS.
      SANDS FROM DISPLACED DUNES WILL LIKELY DEPOSIT ONTO THE BARRIER
      ISLAND ROADS.
    - MAJOR DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS IS
      POSSIBLE. MANY SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS,
      ESPECIALLY IN UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES WITH SOME LIFTED ONSHORE
      AND STRANDED INLAND.
    - NAVIGATION MAY BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS AND
      WATERWAYS, AS SOME NAVIGATIONAL AIDS MAY BE OFF STATION OR
      MISSING. DEBRIS IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATERWAYS AND OTHER
      NAVIGABLE CHANNELS.

ALSO, PREPARE FOR LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL BRUNSWICK COUNTY.

ALSO, PREPARE FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES.

* TORNADOES:
LITTLE TO NO IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME ACROSS SOUTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
WHEN MAKING SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE
EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THERE ARE INHERENT FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES
WHICH MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLOODING, SUCH AS
NEAR THE OCEAN OR A LARGE INLAND LAKE, IN A LOW LYING OR POOR
DRAINAGE AREA, IN A VALLEY OR CANYON, OR NEAR AN ALREADY SWOLLEN
RIVER, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER ON HIGHER GROUND

ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS
THAT ARE ISSUED. DO NOT NEEDLESSLY JEOPARDIZE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIVES
OF OTHERS.

WHEN SECURING YOUR PROPERTY, OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE CERTAIN PREPAREDNESS
ACTIVITIES TO BECOME UNSAFE.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG

NEXT UPDATE
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THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC AROUND 12 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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