[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Fri Oct 7 10:57:08 CDT 2016

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HURRICANE MATTHEW LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 38
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  AL142016
1156 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA

**HURRICANE WARNING FOR COASTAL COUNTIES. TROPICAL STORM WARNING
IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE
      WARNING 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 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
      ROBESON...BLADEN...COLUMBUS...MARLBORO...DARLINGTON...DILLON...FLORENCE
      AND MARION

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A HURRICANE WARNING IS 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 IS IN EFFECT FOR
      ROBESON...BLADEN...COLUMBUS...MARLBORO...DARLINGTON...DILLON...FLORENCE
      AND MARION
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WILLIAMSBURG

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 370 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NC OR ABOUT 310
      MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC
    - 29.4N 80.5W
    - STORM INTENSITY 120 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 345 DEGREES AT 12 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:
PREPARE FOR 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.

* WIND:
PREPARE FOR LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE EXTENSIVE IMPACTS
ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE COAST. 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 SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
ACROSS AREAS AWAY FROM THE BEACHES.

* SURGE:
PREPARE FOR LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE DEVASTATING
IMPACTS ALONG THE COAST. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN
THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - DANGEROUS WIDESPREAD AND DEEP STORM SURGE INUNDATION. THE SURGE
      WILL AFFECT HOMES CLOSE TO TIDAL CREEKS AND WATERWAYS FARTHER
      INLAND THAN WHAT PEOPLE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO. THE SURGE COMBINED
      WITH BATTERING WAVES WILL DAMAGE MANY HOMES ALONG THE BARRIER
      ISLANDS. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS LIKELY IN MANY AREAS.
      THE DAMAGE WILL BE GREATLY COMPOUNDED FROM A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT
      OF FLOATING DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY BECOME UNINHABITABLE FOR AN
      EXTENDED PERIOD.
    - DELIVERY OF DRINKING WATER AND SEWER SERVICES MAY BE LOST IN
      COASTAL COMMUNITIES. SURGE WATERS WILL CONTAIN HAZARDOUS
      MATERIALS.
    - COASTAL ROADS WILL BECOME SEVERELY FLOODED AND MAY BE WASHED
      OUT COMPLETELY.
    - EXTREME BEACH EROSION WITH SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF DUNES AND THE
      POTENTIAL FOR NEW INLETS CARVED INTO SOME OF THE BARRIER
      ISLANDS. A LARGE AMOUNT OF SAND WILL BE DEPOSITED ONTO THE
      BARRIER ISLANDS BLOCKING ROADWAYS. MASSIVE DAMAGE TO MARINAS,
      DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS IS EXPECTED. SMALL CRAFT WILL
      BREAK AWAY FROM MOORINGS WITH MANY LIFTED ONSHORE AND STRANDED
      INLAND.NAVIGATION WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS AND
      WATERWAYS, AS NAVIGATIONAL AIDS MAY BE OFF STATION OR MISSING.
      DEBRIS IN WATERWAYS AND OTHER NAVIGABLE CHANNELS WILL MAKE
      NAVIGATION HAZARDOUS.

* TORNADOES:
PREPARE FOR A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
THE IMMEDIATE COAST. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE EXECUTION
      OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.
    - A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH POWER
      AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.
    - TORNADOES CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES, VEHICLES, BOATS, AND
      BUILDINGS. UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES AND POORLY CONSTRUCTED
      STRUCTURES ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN AND TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO SECURE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. DELIBERATE EFFORTS SHOULD BE
UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. ENSURE THAT YOUR EMERGENCY
SUPPLIES KIT IS STOCKED AND READY.

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 THAT IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO HIGH WIND,
SUCH AS A MOBILE HOME, AN UPPER FLOOR OF A HIGH RISE BUILDING, OR ON
A BOAT, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER. TAKE ENOUGH SUPPLIES FOR YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

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, 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.

BE SURE TO LET FRIENDS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS KNOW OF YOUR
INTENTIONS AND WHEREABOUTS FOR SURVIVING THE STORM. FOR EMERGENCY
PURPOSES, HAVE SOMEONE LOCATED AWAY FROM THE THREATENED AREA SERVE AS
YOUR POINT OF CONTACT. SHARE VITAL CONTACT INFORMATION WITH OTHERS.
KEEP CELL PHONES HANDY AND WELL CHARGED.

BE A GOOD SAMARITAN AND CHECK ON THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE FULLY AWARE OF
THE SITUATION OR WHO ARE UNABLE TO MAKE PERSONAL PREPARATIONS.

VISITORS TO THE AREA SHOULD BECOME FAMILIAR WITH NEARBY SURROUNDINGS.
IF YOU ARE A VISITOR, KNOW THE NAME OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH
YOU ARE LOCATED AND WHERE IT IS RELATIVE TO CURRENT WATCHES AND
WARNINGS. IF STAYING AT A HOTEL, ASK THE MANAGEMENT STAFF ABOUT THEIR
ONSITE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR EVACUATION ORDERS, ESPECIALLY
PERTAINING TO AREA VISITORS.

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 4 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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