Approximately 130 miles inland, in Moore County, an earthen dam began to fail. More than 1,500 people were stranded by flooding. Most notably, Nichols, North Carolina experiences flooding from the Lumber River. The effects of Hurricane Matthew still affect cities along the North Carolina border. east coast and travels toward Cape Hatteras. Matthew is now deemed a post-tropical storm by the National Hurricane Center as it moves from the U.S. Flooding was also reported in areas of Norfolk, Virginia. Flooding from the storm surge continued to cover North Carolina’s outer banks.ĭowntown Wilmington was soon underwater as the eastern part of the state experienced massive flooding, prompting the closure of portions of Interstates 40 and 95. Rescues began in Fayetteville and Windsor as the Cashie River floods. Rivers and creeks in the state quickly flooded, leaving many cities underwater. The storm surge of Hurricane Matthew resulted in massive flooding in Myrtle Beach as the storm weakened to a Category 1 with reported winds of 75 mph.īy mid-afternoon, the eye of Hurricane Matthew passes through Wilmington, North Carolina and saturated the ground with approximately 15 inches of rainfall. The strong wave action passed Folly Beach and moved to Myrtle Beach, destroying historic landmarks. Coverage of the eastern side of the storm is limited by the reach of radar. Source: Wikimedia Saturday, October 8, 2016Īround 11 a.m., the eye of Hurricane Matthew comes ashore approximately 30 miles northeast of Charleston, South Carolina. Radar image of Hurricane Matthew as it passed east of Melbourne, Florida. Savannah’s Saint Simon Island also experienced flooding resulting from the storm surge and parts of Interstate 95 were completely underwater. Savannah, Georgia experienced significant flooding as Hurricane Matthew’s eye traveled northward off the Georgia coast. Approximately 1 million Florida residents were without power as the 110 mph winds by Friday afternoon as Matthew gained momentum and was designated a Category 2. Ormond Beach and Jacksonville, in Florida, also experienced flooding as a result of the high tides.įlorida was spared from catastrophic damage, but the winds and flooding attributed to five deaths in the state. Augustine, Florida, by the afternoon, sending water over the city’s seawall. The storm’s surge, though, caused high tides in St. Hurricane Matthew’s eye moved along the Florida coast but remained offshore. The eye of the storm, though, remained offshore as it passed Vero Beach. EST, the eye was located 75 miles from the shore of West Palm Beach and winds of 130 mph were recorded. The storm, though, slowed in progression and by 8 p.m. Residents in South Carolina and Georgia were encouraged to evacuate as the hurricane gained momentum. The warnings prompted the closing of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida and tropical birds in Florida could not escape the storm’s eye. The rapid progression of the hurricane prompted warnings in both Florida and South Carolina as Matthew approached West Palm Beach, Florida by mid-afternoon. The islands experienced massive flooding and more than 100 people had to be rescued in New Providence. Hurricane Matthew crossed the Bahamas with winds topping 145 mph. In preparation for a landfall on the east coast of the Florida peninsula, officials begin closing businesses and government organizations, including the Kennedy Space Center, located in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Reportedly, 80 percent of the buildings in Haiti were destroyed, crops were devastated and many towns and villages experienced flooding with several feet of water. The most damage and devastation resulted from the heavy rainfall and fierce winds. On this day, Hurricane Matthew – classified as a Category 4 – made landfall in eastern Cuba and Haiti. Hurricane Matthew’s peak winds diminished for a short while as it turned northwest, but as it approached Haiti, it escalated with 140 mph peak winds. Hurricane Matthew’s intensity weakened within a few hours, but still maintained 140 mph peak winds as it traveled across the Caribbean Sea. The intensification moves rapidly transitioning from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane, making history as the fastest transition on record. Peak winds stemming from Matthew reach 160 mph and the storm’s eye is recorded approximately 100 miles off the coast of Colombia. NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba View of cliff erosion and wave size reduction the morning after Hurricane Matthew hit Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. Source: Wikimedia Saturday, October 1, 2016
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