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2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Hurricane Matthew
Topic Started: Oct 2 2016, 01:02 AM (508 Views)
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USA Today: Category 4 Hurricane Matthew Roars Through Caribbean

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Matthew, a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, barreled through the Caribbean on Saturday toward Jamaica and Haiti. It could affect the U.S. East Coast next week, anywhere from Florida to Maine, the Weather Underground reported.

Even if the storm does not make a direct hit on Haiti, rains from Matthew are "expected to bring life-threatening rainfall to portions of Haiti," the National Hurricane Center said.

The hurricane also threatens Cuba and the Bahamas on Monday and Tuesday.

As of 8 p.m. ET Saturday, Matthew had maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. The hurricane was stationary and was located 360 miles south-southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

"Some fluctuations in intensity are possible during the next couple of days, but Matthew is expected to remain a powerful hurricane through Monday," the NHC says.

Matthew is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 15 to 25 inches over southern Haiti, with possible isolated maximum amounts of 40 inches, the hurricane center said.

A hurricane warning has been posted for Jamaica and portions of Haiti. A hurricane watch has been issued for portions of eastern Cuba.

The U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay on Saturday evacuated families and other so-called “non-essential personnel” from the remote outpost in southeast Cuba ahead of Matthew, the Miami Herald reported.

Friday night, when Matthew roared to Category 5 status, it became the strongest Atlantic Ocean Basin hurricane since Felix in 2007, NBC reported.

AccuWeather senior meteorologist Bernie Rayno said if Matthew moves swiftly as it heads north, it has a greater chance of causing significant impact from rain, wind and flooding along much of the Atlantic coast.

"On the other hand, if Matthew's forward speed slows, it could still have significant impact on the Atlantic coast, but in a much smaller area, when compared to a fast-moving hurricane," he said.

The hurricane center's five-day forecast cone — which marks the range of the storm's possible path — includes a portion of southeastern Florida early Wednesday.

In Jamaica, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said government services have been placed on high alert, according to the Jamaica Observer newspaper. Thursday, fishermen on Jamaica’s cays and banks were advised to evacuate immediately and return to the mainland.

Other small-craft operators in the island’s coastal waters were told to return to port, while those in port were advised not to venture out, the newspaper reported.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott said the state emergency operations centers were active Friday. He said state officials would continue to monitor Matthew's path and urged residents and tourists to monitor the storm and have their emergency plan in place.

"As Hurricane Matthew moves through the Caribbean this weekend, it’s a very dangerous storm and life threatening," Scott said. "We haven’t seen a storm of this magnitude approach our state in a very long time. While the National Hurricane Center’s forecast continues to show the track of the storm east of our state, it’s too soon to rule out impacts to Florida," he said.

A hurricane is classified as "major" when its sustained winds reach 111 mph. A major hurricane is a Category 3, 4 or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. It's the first major hurricane in September in the Caribbean since Felix in 2007.

Hurricane Matthew is the fifth hurricane and second major hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season. It's now the only hurricane or typhoon on the planet.
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(Reddit Live) Tornados rolling through Myrtle Beach area
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(Reddit Live) BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 204 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN FLORENCE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA... NORTH CENTRAL GEORGETOWN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTHWESTERN HORRY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTH CENTRAL MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA... NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA... UNTIL 230 AM EDT

AT 204 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER RED HILL...MOVING WEST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... CONWAY AROUND 210 AM EDT. DONGOLA AROUND 215 AM EDT. PEE DEE CROSSROADS AROUND 220 AM EDT. OUTLAND AROUND 225 AM EDT. JOHNSONVILLE...HEMINGWAY AND BRITTONS NECK AROUND 230 AM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LIGHTHOUSE CARE CENTER OF CONWAY AND CONWAY MEDICAL CENTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
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(Reddit Live) North end of Tybee island is now out of power. Eyewall is about to have full impact in the area
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--BREAKING: NWS reporting the wall at The Battery in Downtown Charleston has been topped...White Point Gardens "inundated". #HurricaneMatthew (Brad Franko, WCBD Charleston SC - 8 Oct. 2016)
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(Reddit Live) Flooding on Savannah's River Street has reached the store fronts
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(Reddit Live) Time: 2016-10-08T06:43:00Z UTC
Event: 80 TSTM WND GST
Source: MESONET
Remark: WEATHERFLOW MESONET ON TYBEE ISLAND MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 80 MPH
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(Reddit Live) SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
247 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR ALONG MANY COASTAL AREAS FROM TYBEE ISLAND NORTH INTO CHARLESTON COUNTY OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...

AT 243 PM EDT A MESONET SITE ON TYBEE ISLAND MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 80 MPH AS THE WESTERN WALL OF THE EYEWALL MOVED ONSHORE.

ALTHOUGH THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MATTHEW IS OVER THE ATLANTIC...IT WILL PASS PRECARIOUSLY CLOSE TO THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA COAST OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE WESTERN EYEWALL WILL MOVE ONSHORE FROM TYBEE ISLAND NORTH INTO CHARLESTON COUNTY OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.

THIS WILL CAUSE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 OR 85 MPH TO OCCUR AS MATTHEW MOVES NORTH AND NORTHEAST NEAR THE COAST.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!! STAY INSIDE.
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