[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE MATTHEW LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 42
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  AL142016
1247 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

**HURRICANE MATTHEW TRACKING AWAY FROM THE AREA NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST**

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 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC OR ABOUT 120 MILES
      NORTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA
    - 33.0N 79.4W
    - STORM INTENSITY 75 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTHEAST OR 55 DEGREES AT 12 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE MATTHEW MADE LANDFALL JUST SOUTH OF MCCLELLANVILLE SOUTH
CAROLINA AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 AM THIS MORNING. THE CENTER OF THE
CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE SHOULD MOVE NORTHEAST TO A POSITION OFF THE
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA COAST BY THIS EVENING.

WINDS FIELDS HAVE SPREAD WITH MATTHEW AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST AWAY FROM
THE AREA...BUT WINDS WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND EARLY THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA.
SUSTAINED WINDS ALONG THE COAST COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...HIGHEST ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST.
FARTHER INLAND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE.

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 8 TO 12 INCHES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. AN
ADDITIONAL 1-2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
HIGHEST AMOUNTS MAINLY OVER THE TRI-COUNTY AREA OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FRESH WATER FLOODING DURING THE
HIGH TIDE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

THE RISK FOR STORM SURGE INUNDATION WILL SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON DUE TO PREVAILING OFFSHORE WINDS BEHIND MATTHEW TRACKING
NORTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING WILL STILL
BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LARGE WAVES WILL MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS SURF CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

* WIND:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE NOW UNFOLDING ACROSS
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. REMAIN WELL SHELTERED FROM DANGEROUS WIND
HAVING ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS. IF REALIZED, THESE IMPACTS
INCLUDE:
    - SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH DAMAGE
      TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW BUILDINGS
      EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES. MOBILE
      HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
      OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.
    - SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER
      NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL
      FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
    - SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
      OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES AND ACCESS ROUTES
      IMPASSABLE.
    - TRAVEL BY VEHICLE OR ON FOOT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. INCREASING
      DANGER OF DEATH OR INJURY FROM FALLING OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES OR
      ELECTRIC WIRES OUTSIDE.
    - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE PREVALENT
      IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES, WHICH COULD PERSIST FOR HOURS
      OR DAYS.
    - SOME POORLY SECURED SMALL CRAFT COULD BREAK LOOSE FROM THEIR
      MOORINGS.

* SURGE:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE DIMINISHING.
HOWEVER...REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE
IMPACTS. IF REALIZED, THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - AREAS OF INUNDATION OF SALTWATER ALONG IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND
      IN LOW-LYING SPOTS FARTHER INLAND NEAR RIVERS AND CREEKS, WITH
      STORM SURGE FLOODING ACCENTUATED BY WAVES. DAMAGE TO SEVERAL
      BUILDINGS, MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.
    - SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS BECOME
      WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT, ESPECIALLY IN NORMALLY VULNERABLE LOW
      SPOTS.
    - MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION WITH HEAVY SURF BREACHING
      DUNES. STRONG AND NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
    - MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND
      PIERS. SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS,
      ESPECIALLY IN UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES. SOME NAVIGATION AIDS
      POSSIBLY DISPLACED WELL OFF STATION, CREATING DIFFICULT
      NAVIGATION NEAR INLETS AND WATERWAYS.

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

* FLOODING RAIN:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE FLOODING RAIN ARE DIMINISHING.
HOWEVER...REMAIN WELL GUARDED AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS FLOOD WATERS
HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS. IF REALIZED...THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - LOCALIZED RAINFALL FLOODING COULD PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES COULD QUICKLY RISE WITH SWIFTER
      CURRENTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES COULD
      BECOME SWOLLEN AND OVERFLOW IN SPOTS.
    - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER A FEW STRUCTURES, ESPECIALLY IN NORMALLY
      VULNERABLE SPOTS. RAPID PONDING OF WATER COULD OCCUR AT
      UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SEVERAL
      STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS BECOME NEAR-FULL AND BEGIN TO
      OVERFLOW. SOME BRIEF ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.

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

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

DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL IT IS SAFE. LISTEN FOR
THE ALL-CLEAR SIGNAL FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
CONTINUE TO KEEP YOUR CELL PHONE WELL CHARGED FOR AS LONG AS
POSSIBLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER, USE IT MORE SPARINGLY AND MAINLY FOR
PERSONAL EMERGENCIES AND CHECK-INS. DO NOT OVERLOAD COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS WITH IDLE CHATTER.

* 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 615 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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