[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Fri Oct 7 08:33:06 CDT 2016
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HURRICANE MATTHEW LOCAL STATEMENT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 37A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC AL142016
932 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 400 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NC OR ABOUT 340
MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC
- 28.9N 80.3W
- 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 AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 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:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
DEVASTATING IMPACTS ACROSS THE COASTAL CAROLINAS. POTENTIAL
IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- EXTREME FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT NUMEROUS EVACUATIONS
AND RESCUES.
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY OVERWHELMINGLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS WITH
DEEP MOVING WATER. CREEKS AND DITCHES WILL BECOME SEVERELY
FLOODED AND CONTAIN STRONG CURRENTS.
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER NUMEROUS STRUCTURES, AND SOME MAY BECOME
UNINHABITABLE OR WASHED AWAY. ROAD SCOURS OR COMPLETE ROAD
FAILURE IS LIKELY IN MANY LOCATIONS, ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR SINKHOLES. MANY STREETS AND PARKING LOTS WILL FLOOD, AND
MAY BE IMPACTED BY SWIFT, FLOWING WATER. NUMEROUS ROAD AND
LOW-LYING BRIDGE CLOSURES ARE LIKELY WITH SOME WEAKENED OR
WASHED AWAY. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS.
- THE DELIVERY OF DRINKING WATER AND SEWER SERVICES MAY BE
INTERRUPTED. FLOOD WATERS MAY BE POLLUTED AND CONTAIN HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS.
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED TO EXTENSIVE 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 SOUTH CAROLINA.
ALSO, PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
* 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 DAMAGE.
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.
* TORNADOES:.
LITTLE TO NO TORNADO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
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.
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.
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 12 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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