![]() ![]() However, that diminished strength didn’t lessen the storm’s impacts. The storm’s only US landfall came on Saturday morning just north of Charleston, and afterwards, it hugged the coastline as a Category-1 storm. Ultimately, the front retreated inland, which allowed Matthew to track farther north and closer to the North Carolina coast. Later, forecasts showed Matthew curving away from the coast in a loop with an impending second encounter with the Bahamas. Initially, it appeared on a direct collision course with the southern coast, à la Bertha in 1996. Matthew’s slow movement and its impending interaction with a stationary front off the east coast made forecasting its track particularly difficult. That put it on a similar track as Hazel - North Carolina’s only landfalling Category-4 hurricane on record - with plenty more warm water awaiting over the Gulf Stream that could help Matthew re-intensify after a trip across Jamaica and Cuba. Unlike Felix and many other storms that have taken a southerly track across the Caribbean, Matthew made a turn to the north under the steering influence of ridge near Bermuda. “Every event is unique and different, and this one appears very threatening and serious.”Īnd most likely when done, just like Matthew, Florence will leave behind lessons for the next storm.Radar imagery of Matthew on October 8 and 9. “We’re fortunate to have an experienced leadership group, and those established relationships,” Martin said of how Matthew will help with Florence. Nearly 100,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, 20 dams were breached and more than 660 roads were closed by wind and flooding. The Cape Fear, Lumber, Neuse, Tar and Cashie rivers all spilled over their banks and remained at flood stage for two weeks. Some communities took on 18 inches of rain. In its wake was $4.8 billion damage to homes, businesses, public facilities, agriculture and roads. 8, 2016, and pummeled through southeastern and eastern North Carolina. The storm landed in South Carolina on Oct. “A lot of conversations start with, ‘Two years ago I remember.’”īladen County suffered three deaths linked to Matthew. ![]() You can tell people are referring to their experiences. “Bradley was intentional about after action review sessions after Hurricane Matthew, and after any kind of event,” Martin said. Martin is encouraged by the “strong leadership” Kinlaw has repeatedly shown. “We built our list incorporating those,” Kinlaw said of this week’s preparations. Sunday, he was combing through them, looking for anything that would be of help this time around. “It’s clear that people are speaking from a place of experience.”īradley Kinlaw, the director of Emergency Management, conducted thorough after action reviews of all that was done with Matthew. “One thing I observed this week, it’s from the conversations,” said County Manager Greg Martin. And they are helped, as bad it was two years ago, by Matthew. It will move slowly, dumping rain and causing flooding in eastern North Carolina.įirst responders here have gone over their plans and are ready. Hurricane Florence is a Category 4 storm, projected to come ashore somewhere near Wilmington. The pleas to evacuate, go to a shelter or stay in place were made, all with warnings of what might come.Ĭome Friday, another powerful punch will be sticking it to the county of 30,000-plus residents. ELIZABETHTOWN - Nearly 100 roads in Bladen County were reported flooded two years ago in the height of Hurricane Matthew’s damage. ![]()
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