Posted on 10/06/2016 4:10:09 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Matthew is big, bad and just downright scary, with iminent and sustained impacts to U.S. mainland. Florida Governor Rick Scott issued a state of emergency for all of Florida and disaster operations are activated. More than 1.5 million Floridians reside in current evacuation zones. Governor Scott has spoken with utilities across the state to ensure utilities are pre-positioned and there are no unmet needs. Multiple coastal hospitals have been evacuated. Meanwhile, feckless President Barack Hussein Obama is personally monitoring the progress of the storm.
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County Route From To Route Direction Road Name Description Anticipated Opening CHARLESTON S-20 at US 17 MP 0 Bees Ferry Road BOTH MAIN ROAD All Lanes Blocked CLOSED DUE TO FALLEN TREES. Undetermined
I-95 and I-16 closuresI-95 Northbound and Southbound is temporarily closed from the Florida line to the South Carolina line due to hazardous traveling conditions. I-16 Eastbound is closed at Exit 116/US 301/US 25/ SR 73. No traffic will be permitted on eastbound I-16 beyond this point. Motorists should use alternate routes if traveling in these areas.
Extensive I-95 closures are likely hampering fuel deliveries.
Wind: 49mph
Direction: 310°NW
Gusts: 58mph
Raw METAR from closest station (KHXD): KHXD 081050Z 31045G76KT 1SM +RA OVC008 23/23 A2897 RMK HILTON HEAD AIRPORT NOTAM CLOSED
280k or so folks without power on ga coast.
...Matthew makes landfall southeast of McClellanville South Carolina... ...Serious inland flooding event unfolding... Summary of 1100 am EDT...1500 UTC...information ----------------------------------------------- location...33.0n 79.4w about 55 mi...90 km SSW of Myrtle Beach South Carolina about 100 mi...165 km SW of Cape Fear North Carolina maximum sustained winds...75 mph...120 km/h present movement...NE or 55 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/h minimum central pressure...967 mb...28.56 inches
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Prayers up for beautiful Charleston.
You’re my news source for this Hurricane. Today will change lives for some Americans living in flooded, windswept, Georgia and So Carolina. Latest track shows Matt heading out to sea before hitting North Carolina. Fingers crossed that some will be spared. Hard to believe that Florida got off relatively easy only to hear of historic breach of old cities up North. Very sad for all who’ve lost lives, homes, businesses whether in impoverished Haiti, the Bahamas, in our own beloved country.
all is well - no damage to me and my boat
Great to hear that!
Thanks for checking in—very good to learn all is well with you.
Lotta low lying areas up there and very few elevated highways.
There are also reports of damage to the Surfside Pier.
NautiNurse, thanks for doing these storm threads all these many years. Here’s an on-the-scene update from southeastern North Carolina. I’m located about 45 miles northwest of Myrtle Beach, SC. Matthew’s eye is passing by just offshore right now, and the storm is starting to breakup and diminish to a Category 1 level. Consequently, the “national level” weather media are tending to minimize the danger and adopt a “the worst is over” narrative. Nothing could be further from the truth.
While the wind damage and storm surge threat is gradually diminishing, the rain is still pouring from the sky and will continue to do so till late this evening. The greater damage will be due to the river based flooding, which is increasing and will continue to increase for several days. We have already had severe flooding here for the past several weeks, even before Matthew, and the ground was already saturated.
As the water dumped by Matthew is added to that, the hundreds of rivers, creeks, etc. throughout the region will continue to rise and flooding will become even more extensive for the next several days, long after the national media’s attention has shifted elsewhere. The damage to towns, crops and forest/trees is just getting started. While it won’t be quite as bad as what Hurricane Floyd did to us in 1999, it won’t miss it by much.
The power is blinking now, so I’ll sign off, but just thought I’d pass along this information.
Prayers lifted for you FRiend.
Just heard from an NC FReeper on the NC state board, in Swan Quarter, Dare County, practically right on the sound, not much weather to report thus far there. It’s hitting the Raleigh area with sufficient winds for people to worry about trees toppling and heavy rain, though. I’m further in and north, breezy, about 3” of rain since last night.
Thank you for checking in and providing your local report. We are rooting for you!
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