[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Thu Oct 6 20:13:14 CDT 2016

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HURRICANE MATTHEW LOCAL STATEMENT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 35A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  AL142016
912 PM EDT THU OCT 6 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 530 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NC OR ABOUT 490 MILES SOUTH
      OF MYRTLE BEACH SC
    - 26.6N 78.9W
    - STORM INTENSITY 130 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTHWEST OR 325 DEGREES AT 13 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE MATTHEW WILL MAKE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NORTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA DURING SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THE STORM WILL BE DANGEROUS FLOODING
RAINS...1 TO 4 FOOT STORM SURGE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...
MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL COUNTIES AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC
WATERS. MATTHEW IS FORECAST TO REMAIN FAR ENOUGH OFF THE COAST TO
PRECLUDE ANY HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OVER LAND. THE STORM SURGE WILL
LEAD TO BEACH OVERWASH AND EROSION, WITH THE WORSE EFFECTS MAINLY
ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. SURF CONDITIONS WILL BECOME VERY
HAZARDOUS WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE EXTENSIVE
IMPACTS ACROSS THE COASTAL CAROLINAS. 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, PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED TO
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS THE COASTAL CAROLINAS.

* SURGE:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE EXTENSIVE
IMPACTS ACROSS THE COASTAL CAROLINAS. 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, PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS THE COASTAL CAROLINAS.

ALSO, PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
IMPACTS ACROSS THE COASTAL CAROLINAS.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.

* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS THE COASTAL CAROLINAS. 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.

PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS THE CAROLINAS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING TO COMPLETION ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN.

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE WRAPPED UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE
WEATHER CONDITIONS COMPLETELY DETERIORATE. ANY REMAINING EVACUATIONS
AND RELOCATIONS SHOULD BE EXPEDITED BEFORE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WIND.

IF YOU ARE RELOCATING TO SAFE SHELTER, LEAVE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. IF
HEADING TO A COMMUNITY SHELTER, BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE SHELTER
RULES BEFORE ARRIVAL, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS OR OWN A
PET. TAKE ESSENTIAL ITEMS WITH YOU FROM YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT.
CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE DEPARTING.

FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY SHELTER MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF
LIFE. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY
ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. REMEMBER, DURING THE STORM 9 1 1 EMERGENCY
SERVICES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESPOND IF CONDITIONS ARE
UNSAFE. THIS SHOULD BE A BIG FACTOR IN YOUR DECISION MAKING.

CHECK-IN WITH YOUR EMERGENCY POINTS OF CONTACT AMONG FAMILY, FRIENDS,
AND WORKMATES. INFORM THEM OF YOUR STATUS AND WELL-BEING. LET THEM
KNOW HOW YOU INTEND TO RIDE OUT THE STORM AND WHEN YOU PLAN TO
CHECK-IN AGAIN.

KEEP CELL PHONES WELL CHARGED AND HANDY. ALSO, CELL PHONE CHARGERS
FOR AUTOMOBILES CAN BE HELPFUL AFTER THE STORM. LOCATE YOUR CHARGERS
AND KEEP THEM WITH YOUR CELL PHONE.

IN EMERGENCIES IT IS BEST TO REMAIN CALM. STAY INFORMED AND FOCUSED
ON THE SITUATION AT HAND. EXERCISE PATIENCE WITH THOSE YOU ENCOUNTER.
BE A GOOD SAMARITAN AND HELPFUL TO OTHERS.

IF RELOCATING TO A NEARBY SHELTER OR TO THE HOME OF A FAMILY MEMBER
OR FRIEND, DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION, ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS.
REMEMBER, MANY BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS WILL BE CLOSED ONCE HIGHER WINDS
ARRIVE. ALSO, IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER COVERING THE ROAD, SEEK AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. ALWAYS OBEY OFFICIAL ROAD SIGNS FOR CLOSURES AND
DETOURS.

IF YOU ARE A VISITOR AND STILL IN THE AREA, LISTEN FOR THE NAME OF
THE CITY OR TOWN IN WHICH YOU ARE STAYING WITHIN LOCAL NEWS UPDATES.
BE SURE YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THE COUNTY OR PARISH IN WHICH IT
RESIDES. PAY ATTENTION FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. BE READY TO ADAPT TO 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 1230 AM OCTOBER 7TH, OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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DCH
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