![]() ![]() In most locations water levels were three to five feet above the normal astronomical tides. Thunderstorms diminished rapidly, and Matthew was officially declared post-tropical during the morning of October 9th while moving east of Cape Hatteras, NC.ĬOASTAL IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINAĪ combination of wind and storm surge caused extensive damage along the South Carolina coastline. The storm turned northeastward during the afternoon, just missing Bald Head Island by ten or twenty miles as cool, dry air continued to pour into the storm's circulation from the north and west. Matthew officially made landfall at 11 AM on October 8th in the Cape Romain Wildlife Sanctuary just south of McClellanville, SC, becoming the first October hurricane to make landfall north of Florida since Hurricane Hazel did it in 1954.Īfter moving across Winyah Bay as a category 1 hurricane around noon, Matthew's center reemerged into the Atlantic Ocean around 1:00 p.m. A wind gust to 103 mph was recorded by a Weatherflow station at 50 feet elevation at the entrance to Winyah Bay, southeast of Georgetown, SC. Even in its weakened state, Matthew still produced wind gusts as high as 96 mph on Tybee Island, GA and 87 mph on Hilton Head, SC. Rain bands evaporated over the southern half of the circulation as the storm turned northeastward just off the coast of Charleston, SC. Winds over 100 mph were recorded at Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, FL.Īs Matthew approached the Georgia and South Carolina coast early in the morning of October 8th, cool, dry air pulled in from the landmass began to weaken the storm. After touching the easternmost tip of Cuba, Matthew turned northwestward across the Bahamas on October 5th, remaining a major hurricane as it turned northward on October 7th just off the Florida east coast. Matthew weakened slightly as it turned northward across the Caribbean Sea, but still reached the coast of Haiti as a category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds during the morning of October 4th. On September 30th the storm rapidly strengthened and became a category 5 storm with wind speeds of 165 mph - the first Atlantic hurricane to reach category 5 intensity since Felix back in 2007. Matthew steadily strengthened as it moved westward and became a hurricane on September 29th. on September 28th while moving away from the Lesser Antilles island chain. Matthew became a tropical storm at 8:00 a.m. The Carolinas were affected by four tropical cyclones in 2016 prior to Matthew: Bonnie, Colin, Hermine, and Julia. The 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season featured 15 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes. The name "Matthew" was officially retired from the list of Atlantic hurricane names due to the immense destruction it caused during its trek across the Caribbean islands and the Southeastern United States. Damage in the United States was estimated by the National Center for Environmental Information (NCEI) at $10.3 billion. According to the National Hurricane Center, Matthew was directly responsible for 25 deaths in North Carolina and four in South Carolina, all but one due to flooding. Although gusts above hurricane force were reported along the Carolina coast, Matthew will be remembered for its extreme rainfall and deadly flooding. Hurricane Matthew was the most powerful storm of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season, and made its fourth and final landfall near McClellanville, South Carolina as a category 1 hurricane late in the morning of October 8th. October 6-8, 2016.Ĭomposite radar animation of Hurricane Matthew striking the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas. GOES-13 Infrared satellite animation of Hurricane Matthew striking the Southeast coast. GOES-13 Visible satellite animation of Hurricane Matthew striking the Southeast coast. ![]() coast from September 28 thorugh October 9, 2016 Hurricane Matthew's track across the Caribbean and along the Southeast U.S. ![]()
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