[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Sat Oct 8 05:07:46 CDT 2016

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HURRICANE MATTHEW LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 41
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  AL142016
607 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

**EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE MATTHEW TRACKING ALONG THE GEORGIA
COAST HEADING TOWARD SOUTH CAROLINA**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - NONE

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND
      BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL
      CHATHAM...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND
      MCINTOSH...COASTAL MCINTOSH...DORCHESTER...INLAND
      BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL
      COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
      JENKINS...SCREVEN...CANDLER...BULLOCH...EFFINGHAM...TATTNALL...
      EVANS...LONG...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON AND INLAND COLLETON

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC OR ABOUT 30 MILES
      EAST OF SAVANNAH GA
    - 32.0N 80.5W
    - STORM INTENSITY 105 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 15 DEGREES AT 12 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE MATTHEW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN PRITCHARDS ISLAND AND CHARLESTON EARLY THIS
MORNING. THE CENTER OF THE CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE SHOULD BE ALONG/NEAR
THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST AROUND 8 AM SATURDAY...THEN IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE NORTHEAST TO A POSITION OFF THE SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA COAST BY
SATURDAY EVENING.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS MORNING WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
ALONG THE COAST.

SUSTAINED WINDS ALONG THE COAST COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 60 TO 70 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 TO 100 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. FARTHER INLAND...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST
OF INTERSTATE 95...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS WELL INLAND...MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE
95...COULD SEE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE ALREADY BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA
AND ADDITIONAL OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND
OTHER STRUCTURES WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COASTS.

WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
AND THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
COASTAL AREAS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS. FARTHER INLAND TOTALS WILL
RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS. THIS HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN EXTENSIVE FRESH WATER FLOODING...ESPECIALLY
NEAR THE COAST WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF THE HIGH TIDES.

STORM SURGE INUNDATION OF 6 TO 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND WAVES COULD
RESULT IN MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING AND SEVERE BEACH EROSION. HOMES...
STRUCTURES AND ROADS NEAR BEACHES COULD BE COMPROMISED. DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS AND LARGE WAVES WILL MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS SURF CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS COASTAL AREAS
IN CHARLESTON COUNTY...BUT THE THREAT WILL DECREASE BY LATE MORNING HOURS.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE NOW UNFOLDING. REMAIN
WELL SHELTERED FROM LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING DEVASTATING IMPACTS.
IF REALIZED...THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, SOME WITH COMPLETE ROOF
      AND WALL FAILURES. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES. DAMAGE
      GREATLY ACCENTUATED BY LARGE AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. LOCATIONS
      MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS.
    - UNSAFE TO SHELTER EVEN IN WELL-CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS.
      IMPOSSIBLE TO VENTURE OUTSIDE DUE TO FALLING OBJECTS AND
      AIRBORNE PROJECTILES.
    - NUMEROUS LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND
      ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
    - MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
      OR HEAVILY WOODED LOCATIONS. MOST OR ALL BRIDGES AND ACCESS
      ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
    - WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
      WITH RESULTING OUTAGES POSSIBLY LASTING FOR WEEKS OR LONGER.
      GAS LEAKS AND FALLEN ELECTRIC WIRES POSE A THREAT TO LIFE.
    - MANY VESSELS WILL LIKELY BREAK FREE FROM MOORINGS.

* SURGE:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE NOW UNFOLDING ACROSS
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND COASTAL GEORGIA. REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM
LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING EXTENSIVE IMPACTS. IF REALIZED...THESE
IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - WIDESPREAD DEEP INUNDATION OF SALTWATER ALONG IMMEDIATE
      SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS FARTHER INLAND NEAR RIVERS
      AND CREEKS, WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATLY ACCENTUATED BY
      POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES. MANY BUILDINGS WASHED AWAY OR
      EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. DAMAGE GREATLY COMPOUNDED BY CONSIDERABLE
      BATTERING BY FLOATING DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY BE UNINHABITABLE
      FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.
    - NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS WASHED OUT OR
      SEVERELY FLOODED. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME
      STRESSED OR OVERWHELMED.
    - EXTREME BEACH EROSION LIKELY WITH SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF DUNES.
      POTENTIAL FOR NEW INLETS CARVED INTO OR THROUGH SOME BARRIER
      ISLANDS. LARGE AMOUNTS OF SAND BLOCKING ROADS ON BARRIER
      ISLANDS.
    - MASSIVE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.
      NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS WITH MANY LIFTED
      ONSHORE AND STRANDED. MANY AIDS TO NAVIGATION LOST. SIGNIFICANT
      DEBRIS PRESENTS A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION.
    - WATER AND SEWER SERVICES LIKELY NOT AVAILABLE.
    - HAZARDOUS CONTAINERS AND MATERIALS LIKELY PRESENT IN SURGE
      WATERS.
    - GAS LEAKS AND FALLEN ELECTRIC WIRES POSE A THREAT TO LIFE.

* FLOODING RAIN:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE FLOODING RAIN ARE STILL UNFOLDING...MAINLY
ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA. REMAIN WELL GUARDED AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING
FLOOD WATERS. IF REALIZED...THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - MAJOR RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT MANY EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY RAPIDLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN
      MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, DITCHES MAY
      BECOME DANGEROUS RIVERS. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS
      COULD BECOME STRESSED.
    - FLOOD WATERS COULD ENTER MANY STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE
      COMMUNITIES; SOME STRUCTURES BECOME UNINHABITABLE OR ARE WASHED
      AWAY. FLOOD WATERS COULD COVER MULTIPLE ESCAPE ROUTES. STREETS
      AND PARKING LOTS BECOME RIVERS OF MOVING WATER WITH UNDERPASSES
      SUBMERGED. DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME DANGEROUS. MANY ROAD AND
      BRIDGE CLOSURES WITH SOME WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT.
    - DRINKING WATER AND SEWER SERVICES COULD BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED.
    - HAZARDOUS CONTAINERS AND MATERIALS POSSIBLY PRESENT IN FLOOD
      WATERS.

* TORNADOES:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES ARE STILL UNFOLDING ACROSS CHARLESTON
COUNTY. REMAIN WELL BRACED AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED IMPACTS. IF REALIZED...THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS.
    - ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH
      POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.
    - IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS, TORNADOES COULD DAMAGE TREES, VEHICLES,
      BOATS AND BUILDINGS, ESPECIALLY MOBILE HOMES AND AND OTHER
      POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL HAZARDOUS WINDS DIMINISH AND
FLOOD WATERS SUBSIDE.

* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO REMAIN SAFELY SHELTERED FROM THE STORM. STAY
INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LISTEN FOR UPDATES AND BE READY IN CASE
YOU LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. LOCATE YOUR BATTERY POWERED RADIO AND
FLASHLIGHT FROM YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT. KEEP THESE ITEMS CLOSE.

DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM, KEEP YOUR SHOES ON AND RAIN GEAR HANDY.
BOOTS AND TENNIS SHOES OFFER THE BEST FOOT PROTECTION IF YOU BECOME
UNEXPECTEDLY EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS.

DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHILE IN THE EYE OF A HURRICANE. WITHIN THE
EYE, WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY TEMPORARILY IMPROVE WHICH CAN BE
MISLEADING. ONCE THE EYE PASSES, THE WIND WILL CHANGE DIRECTION AND
RETURN TO DANGEROUS SPEEDS. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO RETURN. BE SMART AND
REMAIN SAFELY HIDDEN FROM THE STORM.

BE READY TO MOVE TO THE IDENTIFIED SAFE ROOM IF YOUR HOME OR SHELTER
BEGINS TO FAIL. QUICKLY MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
PUT AS MANY STURDY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE STORM AS YOU CAN.
PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND BODY.

WHEN MAJOR HURRICANES MAKE LANDFALL, EXTREME WINDS BRING A TREMENDOUS
THREAT TO LIFE AND CAUSE DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE. DURING
LANDFALL, LISTEN FOR EXTREME WIND WARNINGS WHICH INDICATE THE EXACT
TIMING AND LOCATION OF THESE INCREDIBLE LIFE-THREATENING WINDS. IF
ISSUED FOR YOU AREA, MOVE TO THE SAFEST PLACE WITHIN YOUR HOME OR
SHELTER. TAKE THE SAME LIFE-SAVING ACTIONS AS IF IT WERE A VIOLENT
TORNADO.

* 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 CHARLESTON SC AROUND 1215 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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