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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE MATTHEW LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 46
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  AL142016
1219 PM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

**STRONG WINDS AND SOUND-SIDE STORM SURGE FLOODING CONTINUE OVER THE
NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS**
**CATASTROPHIC RIVER FLOODING IS DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR MAINLAND
      DARE...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS
      HYDE HAS BEEN CANCELLED

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MAINLAND
      DARE...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE
      MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...GREENE...BEAUFORT...MAINLAND
      HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN AND PAMLICO

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF BUXTON NC OR ABOUT 170 MILES
      EAST-NORTHEAST OF MOREHEAD CITY NC
    - 35.2N 73.7W
    - STORM INTENSITY 75 MPH
    - MOVEMENT EAST OR 80 DEGREES AT 15 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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THE CENTER OF POST TROPICAL CYCLONE MATTHEW IS CURRENTLY ABOUT
100 MILES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE
REGION TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH INLAND
AND 50 TO 70 MPH ACROSS THE COAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. THE STRONG BACKSIDE WINDS BEHIND POST TROPICAL MATTHEW WILL
VERY SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH MONDAY AS MATTHEW CONTINUES TO MOVE
EAST OF THE REGION.

ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA, THE WATER
WILL HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME DRAINING, AND FLOODED ROADWAYS IN SOME
LOCATIONS MAY LINGER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE HAVE BEEN
WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF TREES DOWN, POWER OUTAGES, AND ROADS WASHED OUT
OR FLOODED. IT IS ADVISED THAT EVERYONE REMAIN OFF THE ROADWAYS TODAY.
IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL IF A FLOODED ROADWAY HAS BEEN WASHED OUT. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL AND ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADS, TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.

THE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE REGION HAS CAUSED RAPID RISES IN AREA
RIVERS AND CREEKS. THE NEUSE, TAR, CAPE FEAR, AND TRENT RIVERS ALONG
WITH SEVERAL SMALLER RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE PROJECTED TO SEE RISES
APPROACHING THOSE SEEN DURING HURRICANE FLOYD. THIS WILL RESULT IN
CATASTROPHIC FLOODING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WHICH WILL LAST
WELL INTO THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS.

MODERATE TO MAJOR STORM SURGE IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE WITH POST TROPICAL
CYCLONE MATTHEW. INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND, AND LOCALLY
HIGHER IN LOW LYING AREAS, CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS ADJACENT TO
THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND, INCLUDING HATTERAS ISLAND AND OCRACOKE.
INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS
ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE SOUND, LOWER NEUSE RIVER AND CORE
SOUND TO THE BEAUFORT AREA.

HIGH SURF AND BREAKING WAVES WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MODERATE BEACH
EROSION AND AREAS OF OCEAN OVERWASH PEAKING TODAY AND CONTINUING FOR
SEVERAL DAYS ON THE OUTER BANKS. OVER WASH AND SOUND SIDE FLOODING
WILL LIKELY CAUSE ISSUES ON HIGHWAY 12 ON THE OUTER BANKS TODAY INTO
MONDAY. VULNERABLE AREAS ALONG THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS SUCH AS KITTY
HAWK AND DUCK COULD ALSO EXPERIENCE EROSION AT MULTIPLE HIGH TIDE
CYCLES. HIGH TIDE AT DUCK WILL OCCUR AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND
THEN AROUND 230 AM TONIGHT.

VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE WITH WAVES UP TO 10 TO 15 FEET. A HIGH
THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ON ALL AREA BEACHES AND IT IS
RECOMMENDED TO AVOID SWIMMING.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE FLOODING RAIN ARE STILL UNFOLDING ACROSS
THE COASTAL PLAIN. REMAIN WELL GUARDED AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING FLOOD
WATERS HAVING EXTENSIVE IMPACTS. THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - MAJOR RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT MANY EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY RAPIDLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN
      MULTIPLE PLACES. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES MAY
      BECOME DANGEROUS RIVERS. IN MOUNTAIN AREAS, DESTRUCTIVE RUNOFF
      MAY RUN QUICKLY DOWN VALLEYS WHILE INCREASING SUSCEPTIBILITY TO
      ROCKSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS
      MAY BECOME STRESSED.
    - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER MANY STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE
      COMMUNITIES, SOME STRUCTURES BECOMING UNINHABITABLE OR WASHED
      AWAY. MANY PLACES WHERE FLOOD WATERS MAY COVER 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.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE FLOODING RAIN ARE STILL UNFOLDING ACROSS
COASTAL SECTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. REMAIN WELL GUARDED AGAINST
DANGEROUS FLOOD WATERS HAVING SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.

* SURGE:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE NOW UNFOLDING ACROSS
AREAS ADJACENT TO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS,
INCLUDING THE LOWER NEUSE RIVER AND CORE SOUND TO THE BEAUFORT AREA, AS
WELL AS OCEAN FRONT AREAS FROM DUCK TO CAPE LOOKOUT. REMAIN WELL AWAY
FROM LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS. IF
REALIZED, THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - AREAS OF INUNDATION 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 USUALLY VULNERABLE LOW
      SPOTS.
    - MAJOR BEACH EROSION WITH HEAVY SURF BREACHING DUNES. STRONG AND
      NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
    - MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.
      SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY IN
      UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS
ANTICIPATED.

* WIND:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE STILL UNFOLDING ACROSS
COASTAL SECTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. REMAIN WELL SHELTERED FROM
LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING ADDITIONAL EXTENSIVE IMPACTS. IF REALIZED,
THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - CONSIDERABLE ROOF DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, WITH SOME HAVING
      WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES LEADING TO STRUCTURAL
      DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED, WITH SOME DESTROYED.
      DAMAGE ACCENTUATED BY AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. LOCATIONS MAY BE
      UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS.
    - MANY LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND
      ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
    - SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
      OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. SEVERAL BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND
      ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
    - LARGE AREAS WITH POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE ALSO STILL UNFOLDING
ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. REMAIN WELL SHELTERED
FROM DANGEROUS WIND HAVING ADDITIONAL LIMITED TO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.

* TORNADOES:
LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL HAZARDOUS WINDS DIMINISH AND
FLOOD WATERS ABATE. LISTEN FOR THE ALL-CLEAR SIGNAL FROM LOCAL
AUTHORITIES.

* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:

BE CAREFUL GOING OUTSIDE. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES AND
HAZARDOUS DEBRIS.

IF YOUR HOME OR SHELTER WAS DAMAGED, BE ALERT TO THE SMELL OF
NATURAL GAS LEAKS AND CAUTIOUS AROUND EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING,
BROKEN GLASS, JAGGED METAL AND WOOD, AND PROTRUDING NAILS AND
SCREWS.

CHECK TO SEE IF EVERYONE IN YOUR GROUP IS OK. ADMINISTER
FIRST AID TO THOSE WHO ARE INJURED. CALL 9 1 1 FOR ANY SERIOUS
INJURIES. REMEMBER, IT MAY BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS TO ARRIVE QUICKLY IN THE TIME PERIOD IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING THE STORM.

CHECK-IN WITH YOUR EMERGENCY POINTS OF CONTACT. LET THEM KNOW OF
YOUR STATUS AND WELL-BEING. KEEP CONVERSATIONS SHORT AND TO THE
POINT. DO NOT TIE UP COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.

BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND CHECK ON THOSE LIVING NEXT TO YOU. BE
NEIGHBORLY AND LEND A HELPING HAND.

THOSE WHO RODE OUT THE STORM AWAY FROM THEIR HOME OR BUSINESS ARE
LIKELY ANXIOUS TO RETURN. HOWEVER, ALLOW SOME TIME FOR WORK CREWS
TO MAKE A CLEAR PATH FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. DOWNED POWER LINES
AND TREES MAY BE BLOCKING ROADS AND FLOOD WATERS MAY HAVE WASHED
OUT OR OVERSPREAD SECTIONS OF KEY TRAVEL ROUTES. TRAFFIC LIGHTS
MAY ALSO BE OUT OF SERVICE.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL LOCAL
AUTHORITIES GIVE THE ALL-CLEAR SIGNAL.

DO NOT GO SIGHTSEEING WITHIN IMPACTED COMMUNITIES SIMPLY TO
OBSERVE STORM DAMAGE. SIGHTSEERS CAN INTERFERE WITH THE
TIMELINESS OF RESCUERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO NEEDLESSLY
JEOPARDIZE LIVES.

WHEN INSPECTING DAMAGE, USE FLASHLIGHTS RATHER THAN CANDLES OR FLAMED
LIGHTING. BE AWARE OF SPARKS THAT CAN IGNITE LEAKING GAS OR OTHER
FLAMMABLES.

DO NOT GO UP ON YOUR ROOF UNTIL THE STRONG WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED.
LADDERS CAN BE SLIPPERY IN THE RAIN AND UNEXPECTED WIND GUSTS CAN
BLOW YOU OFF OF THE ROOF. DO NOT RISK BODILY HARM IN AN ATTEMPT TO
REDUCE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

WHEN CLEARING OUT FALLEN TREES, BE CAREFUL WITH CHAIN SAWS AND
AXES. ALWAYS WEAR PROTECTIVE GEAR AND KEEP OTHERS AT A SAFE
DISTANCE. USE THESE TOOLS ACCORDING TO OPERATING MANUALS AND
SAFETY INSTRUCTION. LEANING TREES AND THOSE WHICH HAVE FALLEN ON
ROOF TOPS CAN BE ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING. IF YOU ARE NOT IN GOOD
HEALTH OR UNSURE ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING, HAVE SOMEONE ELSE WITH
TREE CUTTING EXPERIENCE DO THE JOB. NEVER CUT TREES WITHOUT A
PARTNER.

IF USING A GENERATOR, AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING BY FOLLOWING
INSTRUCTIONS BY THE MANUFACTURER. MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR
IS RUN IN A WELL VENTILATED SPACE.

PROBLEMS WITH SEWER BACKUPS CAN FURTHER CONTAMINATE STANDING FLOOD
WATERS. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY. ALSO, LISTEN FOR BOIL WATER ALERTS
RELATIVE TO COMMUNITIES WHOSE TAP WATER MAY HAVE BECOME NON-
POTABLE.

* 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 NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC AROUND 6 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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